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[dsawan]

Always a fan of two-seat planes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_JH-7

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[code]General characteristics

    Crew: 2
    Length: 22.32 m (73 ft 3 in)
    Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
    Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
    Wing area: 42.2 m2 (454 sq ft)
    Empty weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb) [30]
    Max takeoff weight: 28,475 kg (62,777 lb) [31]
    Powerplant: 2 × Xian WS-9 Qinling turbofan engines, 54.29 kN (12,200 lbf) thrust each dry, 91.26 kN (20,520 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

    Maximum speed: 1,808 km/h (1,123 mph, 976 kn)
    Maximum speed: Mach 1.52
    Combat range: 1,760 km (1,090 mi, 950 nmi) with one in-flight refueling (estimated)

                900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) without refueling (estimated)

    Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)

Armament

    Guns: 1× 23mm twin-barrel GSh-23L autocannon, 300 rounds
    Hardpoints: 9 in total (6× under-wing, 2× wing-tip, 1× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) external fuel and ordnance
    Rockets: 57mm/90mm unguided rocket pods
    Missiles:
        Air-to-air missiles:
            PL-5[33]
            PL-8
            PL-9
            PL-12[34]
        Anti-ship missiles:
            Yingji-8K[35]
            Yingji-82K[36]
        Air-to-surface missiles:
            CM-802A
            KD-88[37]
            C-705
            C-704
        Anti-radiation missiles:
            Yingji-91[38]
            LD-10
            CM-102
    Bombs:
        Unguided bombs
        Laser-guided bombs
            GB1
            GB5
            GB100 [32]
        Satellite-guided bombs
            LS-6
            FT-12
            GB6
            FT-2
            FT-3
            FT-6

Avionics
JL-10A radar [/code]

[Gaston]

Saw it at Zhuhai Air Show in 2018... is like a SEPECAT Jaguar or a Mirage F1 on steroids !