Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle
Guizhou JL-9
Mountain Eagle
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| Role | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft |
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| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation |
| First flight | 13 December 2003 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7 |
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History Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Co Ltd (GAC)
Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle
The Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Chinese: 山鹰; pinyin: Shānyīng), is a family of two-seat transonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF).
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Operational history
A PLAAF JL-9 releasing flare Design
A FTC-2000 at Zhuhai airshow 2016 The FTC-2000 is developed from the JJ-7/FT-7, the two seat trainer version of the Chengdu J-7; the Chengdu J-7 is a Chinese variant of the MiG-21. The FTC-2000 uses a new wing, a forward fuselage with side air intakes, and a glass cockpit; the engine, empennage, and mechanical controls of the JJ-7/FT-7 are retained.
Operational history
A PLAAF JL-9 releasing flare In 2014, the PLANAF had a regiment of JL-9s. However, it was not until October 18, 2015, that the PLAAF started using the JL-9 for training purposes.
In April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces of Sudan launched an attack on Merowe Air Base, destroying one Sudanese FTC-2000 while capturing the base. Satellite imagery has revealed that three more FTC-2000s were present at the base at the time.
On January 16, 2024, a Myanmar Air Force FTC-2000G was shot down by a Kachin Independence Army FN-6 missile in Shan State. Both pilots were killed.
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Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Co Ltd (GAC)
Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle
Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Co Ltd (GAC) Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe
- Wingspan: 8.32 m (27 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.105 m (13 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 26.15 m2 (281.5 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 7,800 kg 17,196 lb)
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- 7,900 kg (17,417 lb) normal
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- Max takeoff weight: 9,800 kg
- Fuel capacity: 2,000 kg internal + up to 1,302 kg in external tanks
- Powerplant: 1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet, 43.15 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust dry, 63.25 kN (14,220 lbf) with afterburner
Specifications
- Maximum speed: 1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) / Mach 0.89
- Minimum flying speed: 210 km/h
- Stall speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
- Range: 863 km (536 mi, 466 nmi) on internal fuel
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Service ceiling: 16,000 m
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- Guns: 1x 23 mm cannon
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Hardpoints: 5 with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Other: up to 3 x fuel tanks
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Links to Youtube & Others
In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Soviet Union shared a large proportion of its conventional weapons technology with its neighbor, the People's Republic of China. One such example is the MiG-19, which was locally produced by China as the Shenyang J-6 from as early as 1958.
Guizhou JL-9, FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle
In 2013, production of the J-7 was terminated after the delivery of 16 F-7BGI to the Bangladesh Air Force.
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To date, large numbers of J-7s remain in service with multiple export customers, with PLAAF retiring the fleet in 2023.
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