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Measured figures
K-8 · Length
Single source11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)[source]
KT-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hongdu JL-8 | KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
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| Type | Jet trainer Light attack[source] | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | China Pakistan[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation Pakistan Aeronautical Complex[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
K-8 · Range
Single source2,250 km (1,400 mi, 1,210 nmi)[source]
Ferry; KT-1 · at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single sourceKT-1 · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single source1,333 km (828 mi, 720 nmi) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
2,070 km (1,290 mi, 1,120 nmi) at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
KT-1 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine, 708.4 kW (950.0 hp)[source]
K-8 · 1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,800 lbf) thrust[source]
KT-1 · Wing area
Single source16.01 m 2 (172.3 sq ft)[source]
KT-1 · < at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (
Single sourceKT-1 · reserve
Single source<4 hours at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
KT-1 · (3,500 ft/min) at sea level, clean
Single source17.78 m/s (3,500 ft/min) at sea level, clean[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | PLA Air Force Pakistan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Myanmar Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 735+[source] | 186[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2020[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 21 September 1994[source] | 2000[source] |
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| First flight | 21 November 1990[source] | November 1991[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Up to 5 hardpoints (varies on variants), total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance: 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +7.33 -3.0[source] | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[source] |
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| Wing loading | 254.40 kg/m 2 (52.11 lb/sq ft)[source] | 206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores[source] |
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| Rockets | 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)[source] | — |
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| Air-to-air missiles | PL-5 , PL-7[source] | — |
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| Air-to-ground missiles | TL-10 , TL-20 , YJ-9E (Anti ship) . NG Version only.[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb . 50 kg, 100 kg Laser guided bomb . NG Version only.[source] | — |
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| Others | 2× 80 US gal (300 L) fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 551 L (146 US gal; 121 imp gal) in two wing tanks with provision for two 189 L (50 US gal; 42 imp gal) drop-tanks on the inboard pylons[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] |
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| Maximum fuel weight | — | 408 kg (899 lb)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hartzell HC-E4N-2/E9512CB-1, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully feathering reversible propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores[source] |
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Maximum take-off; KT-1 · (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
Single source