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Nieuport 21larger figure on 0 of 8
Shenyang J-16larger figure on 8 of 8
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Nieuport 21 | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Fighter[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Gustave Delage[source] | — |
| Primary users | Aéronautique Militaire Imperial Russian Air Service US Army Air Service[source] | — |
| Introduction date | 1 August 1916[source] | 2015–16 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
1 × Le Rhône 9C air-cooled rotary engine
Single source1 × Le Rhône 9C air-cooled rotary engine , 60 kW (80 hp)[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| First flight | June 1916[source] | — |
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| Retired | 1920s[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Nieuport 17[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Upper wingspan | 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)[source] | — |
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| Upper Chord | 1.233 m (4 ft 0.5 in)[source] | — |
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| Wing Sweep | 3° 20'[source] | — |
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| Lower wingspan | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)[source] | — |
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| Lower Chord | 720 m (2,360 ft)[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | — |
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| Undercarriage track | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed Levasseur 450 or Régy 310 fixed pitch wooden propeller, 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 8.45 minutes 2,000 m (6,600 ft) 15.7 minutes 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun[source] | — |
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| National origin | France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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