View source for JL-8 (K-8) Chinese Jet Trainer

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    "notes": "The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8 or K-8 for short, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and a light attack aircraft designed in the People's Republic of China by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. Pakistan is also the co-Partner of this project. The primary contractor is the Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation. Its export variant, K-8 Karakorum is co-produced by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex for the Pakistan Air Force.\n\nThe JL-8 / K-8 has a multi-role capability for training and, with little modification, can also be used for airfield defense. The aircraft is supposed to be as cost-effective as possible, with a short turn-around time and low maintenance requirements. The JL-8 for the domestic Chinese market and its export variants, K-8E and K-8P, have different power plants and avionics.",
    "dateOfIntroduction": 1994,
    "countryOfOrigin": "China, People's Republic of",
    "proliferation": "Angola, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ghana, Myanmar, Namibia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, Zimbabwe",
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        "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)",
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        "Zimbabwe"
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        "Hongdu_JL-8(B).jpg",
        "Hongdu_JL-8(C).jpg"
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                    "value": "Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation\nPakistan Aeronautical Complex"
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                    "name": "Width (Wing Span)",
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                    "name": "Internal Fuel Capacity",
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                    "name": "Total Fuel Capacity",
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                    "name": "Cruise Speed",
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                    "name": "Takeoff Speed",
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                    "name": "Landing Speed",
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