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BTrainer aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
At a glance
Measured figures
K-8 · Length
Single source11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)[source]
CP-140 Aurora · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hongdu JL-8 | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora |
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| Type | Jet trainer Light attack[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] |
| National origin | China Pakistan[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation Pakistan Aeronautical Complex[source] | Lockheed Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Active (CP-140M only)[source] |
CP-140 · Length
Single sourceMaximum; K-8 · Maximum speed
Single source800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn)[source]
CP-140 · 4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, 4,909 hp (3,661 kW) each[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]
CP-140 · Wing area
Single source1,300 sq ft (120 m 2 )[source]
CP-140 · on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius
Single source8 hours 12 minutes on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius[source]
CP-140 · Hardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from capacity with a capacity of
Single sourceCP-140 · total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of
Single sourceHardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of:[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] | — |
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| Number built | 735+[source] | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2020[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 21 September 1994[source] | 1980[source] |
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| First flight | 21 November 1990[source] | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[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] | 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| g limits | +7.33 -3.0[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 254.40 kg/m 2 (52.11 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)[source] | air-to-surface rockets can be fitted after a minor retrofit.[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] | Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, conventional bombs[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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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| Retired | — | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 7,661 imp gal (9,200 US gal; 34,828 L) usable fuel in one fuselage tank and four wing integral tanks[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.5[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Maximum transit speed | — | 395 kn (455 mph; 732 km/h) at optimum altitude[source] |
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| FAR balanced field length | — | 7,900 ft (2,408 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 6,000 ft (1,829 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 3,200 ft (975 m) at 114,000 lb (51,710 kg) landing weight[source] |
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| Other | — | signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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