| tiers | |
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| categories | | "WEG" |
| "Aircraft" |
| "Fixed Wing Aircraft" |
| "Training Aircraft" |
| "China, People's Republic of" |
| "PRO_Angola" |
| "PRO_Bangladesh" |
| "PRO_Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" |
| "PRO_China" |
| "PRO_Egypt" |
| "PRO_Ghana" |
| "PRO_Myanmar" |
| "PRO_Namibia" |
| "PRO_Pakistan" |
| "PRO_Sri Lanka" |
| "PRO_Sudan" |
| "PRO_Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)" |
| "PRO_Zambia" |
| "PRO_Zimbabwe" |
| "Air" |
| "Tier2" |
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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.
The 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." |
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| dateOfIntroduction | 1994 |
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| countryOfOrigin | "China, People's Republic of" |
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| 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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| selectedregions | |
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| checkedregions | |
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| checkedcountries | | "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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| dis | | name | "K8" |
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| string | "01.02.045.040.005.000.000" |
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| images | | "Hongdu_JL-8(A).jpg" |
| "Hongdu_JL-8(B).jpg" |
| "Hongdu_JL-8(C).jpg" |
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| sections | | name | "System" |
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| properties | | name | "Alternate Designation(s)" |
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| value | "The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8 or K-8 for short." |
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| name | "Primary Function / Type" |
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| value | "Jet Trainer" |
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| name | "Manufacturer" |
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| value | "Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex" |
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| name | "Crew" |
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| value | "2 (pilot, student)" |
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|
| name | "Number of Engines" |
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| value | "1" |
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| units | "ea" |
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|
| name | "Number of Hard Points" |
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| value | "1 x center line hard point for 23-mm cannon pod or fuel tank and 4 wing hard points" |
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| name | "Dimensions" |
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| properties | | name | "Length" |
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| value | "11.60 m" |
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| name | "Height" |
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| value | "4.21 m" |
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| name | "Width (Wing Span)" |
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| value | "9.63 m" |
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|
| name | "Wing Area" |
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| value | "17.02 sq m" |
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|
| name | "Empty Weight" |
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| value | "2,687 kg" |
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|
| name | "Combat Weight" |
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| value | "700 kg" |
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|
| name | "Payload" |
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| value | "950 kg" |
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|
| name | "Takeoff Clean" |
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| value | "3,557 kg" |
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|
| name | "Takeoff with Stores" |
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| value | "4,235 kg" |
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| name | "Automotive" |
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| properties | | name | "Engine Name" |
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| value | "1 x Garrett TFE-731-2A turbofan; or
1 x Progress AI-25TL turbofan" |
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|
| name | "Number of Engines" |
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| value | "1" |
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|
| name | "Engine Type" |
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| value | "Turbofan" |
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|
| name | "Engine Power" |
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| value | "3,500 lb (1,588 kg) static thrust (TFE-731-2A)" |
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|
| name | "Internal Fuel Capacity" |
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| value | "780 kg" |
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|
| name | "Total Fuel Capacity" |
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| value | "1,168 kg" |
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|
| name | "Cruise Speed" |
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| value | "800 km/h" |
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|
| name | "Takeoff Speed" |
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| value | "185 km/h" |
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|
| name | "Landing Speed" |
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| value | "165 km/h" |
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|
| name | "Takeoff Roll" |
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| value | "443 m" |
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|
| name | "Standing Run" |
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| value | "533 m" |
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|
| name | "Load Factor" |
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| value | "+7.33/-3.0 g" |
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|
| name | "Rate of Climb" |
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| value | "1,811 m/min" |
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|
| name | "Ceiling" |
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| value | "13,370 m" |
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|
| name | "Range" |
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| value | "2,138 km" |
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|
| name | "Endurance" |
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| value | "4.2 hours" |
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| name | "Fire Control / Avionics" |
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| properties | | name | "Fire Control System Type" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Fire Control Radar" |
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| value | "INA" |
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| name | "Navigation Radar" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Protection" |
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| properties | | name | "Stealth Properties" |
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| value | "None" |
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|
| name | "Heat Signature Reduction" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Add on Armor" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "NBC Protection" |
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| value | "INA" |
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| name | "EW Counter Measures" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Chaffs/Flares" |
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| value | "INA" |
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| type | "WEG" |
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| version | 1 |
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