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Measured figures
L-15B · Length
Single source12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
X-26A Frigate · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hongdu JL-10 | Schweizer X-26 Frigate |
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| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Research and training aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | Schweizer[source] |
| Designer | AVIC II Yakovlev[source] | Ernie and William Schweizer[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | 1: Unknown. #2 Operational as a glider at Mile High Gliding |
26 ft 9 in (7.92 m)[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]
X-26A Frigate · Wing area
Single source180 sq ft (16.7 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | 1967[source] |
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| First flight | March 13, 2006[source] | July 1967[source] |
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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 | — | United States[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Number built | — | 7?[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Schweizer SGS 2-32[source] |
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| Retired | — | 1969 as X-26B[source] |
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| Wing aspect ratio | — | 18[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 7.9 lb/sq ft (39 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.07 hp/lb (0.12 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Rate of sink | — | 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min)[source] |
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