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Measured figures
L-15B · Length
Single source12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
ASK 21 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hongdu JL-10 | Schleicher ASK 21 |
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| Speed | Mach 1.4[source] | — |
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Two Seater-class Or Club-class sailplane[source]ASK 21 |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co[source]ASK 21 |
| Designer | AVIC II Yakovlev[source] | Rudolf Kaiser[source] |
8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)[source]
Ferry; L-15B · Ferry range
Single source2,600 km (1,600 mi, 1,400 nmi)[source]
L-15B · 2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan with afterburner
Single source2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan, 41.19 kN (9,260 lbf) with afterburner[source]
ASK 21 · Wing area
Single source17.95 m 2 (193.2 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | — |
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| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | 1979[source]ASK 21 |
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| First flight | March 13, 2006[source] | February 1979[source]ASK 21 |
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| Hardpoints | 7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B with a capacity of 3500kg[source] | — |
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| Rockets | Rockets[source] | — |
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| Missiles | SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles[source] | — |
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| Bombs | LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Hongdu JL-10 | — |
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| National origin | — | Germany[source]ASK 21 |
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| Number built | — | Over 1000[source]ASK 21 |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 16:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | FX S02-196 / FX 60-126[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) in smooth air[source] |
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| g limits | — | +6.5 -4 at 180 km/h (97 kn)[source] |
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| Maximum glide ratio | — | 34 at 90 km/h (49 kn)[source] |
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| Rate of sink | — | 0.64 m/s (126 ft/min) at 67 km/h (36 kn)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 33.4 kg/m 2 (6.8 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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