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The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8 ), also known as the Karakorum-8, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed in the People's Republic of China by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation.
The primary contractor for this plane is the Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation.
One of its export variants, K-8P Karakorum is co-produced by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.
General characteristics
Crew: 2 (in tandem) Length: 11.6 m (38 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) Height: 4.21 m (13 ft 9 in) Empty weight: 2,687 kg (5,924 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 4,330 kg (9,546 lb)
Maximum speed: Mach 0.75 (800 km/h, 498 mph) Range: 2,250 km (1,398 mi) Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,651 ft) Wing loading: 254.40 kg m-2 ()
Max. airframe load factor: +7.33 g / -3.0 g
Armament
Guns: 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint) Hardpoints: 5, total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance: 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount) Rockets: 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each) Air-to-air missiles: PL-5, PL-7 Bombs: 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb, BL755 cluster bomb Others: 2× 80 gal fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints
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Hongdu K-8G Karakorum - Desktop Nexus AircraftDownload free wallpapers and background images: Hongdu K-8G Karakorum. Desktop Nexus Aircraft background ID 1881371. The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8 ), also known as the Karakorum-8, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed in the People's Republic of China by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation.
The primary contractor for this plane is the Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation.
One of its export variants, K-8P Karakorum is co-produced by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.
General characteristics
Crew: 2 (in tandem) Length: 11.6 m (38 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) Height: 4.21 m (13 ft 9 in) Empty weight: 2,687 kg (5,924 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 4,330 kg (9,546 lb)
Maximum speed: Mach 0.75 (800 km/h, 498 mph) Range: 2,250 km (1,398 mi) Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,651 ft) Wing loading: 254.40 kg m-2 ()
Max. airframe load factor: +7.33 g / -3.0 g
Armament
Guns: 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint) Hardpoints: 5, total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance: 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount) Rockets: 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each) Air-to-air missiles: PL-5, PL-7 Bombs: 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb, BL755 cluster bomb Others: 2× 80 gal fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints
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Date Uploaded: November 15, 2014
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Category: Military