MACHTRES FIGHTERS
JH - 7 FBC-1
CHINA
| The JianHong-7 (JH-7, also known as FBC-1 in its export form) is the two-seater, twin-engine fighter-bomber aircraft designed by 603 Aircraft Design Institute and built by Xi’an Aircraft Industry Corporation (XAC). A small number (16~20) of this aircraft has been in service with the PLA Naval Air Corps for operational test and evaluation since the mid-1990s. The improved variant JH-7A first flew in 2001 and reportedly entered the service in 2004. | ||
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Technical Specifications |
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| Constructor | Xian Aircraft Industry Company [ XAIC ] |
| Crew | Two |
| Wingspan | 12.80 ms |
| Length | 21.00 ms |
| Height | 6.22 ms |
| Max take-off weight | 27415 kg |
| Engine | Two British-made Rolls-Royce Spey RB.168 Mk 202 turbofan engines, each rated at 5,556 kg dry and 10,000 kg with afterburning |
| Speed | Max to 11000 ms
(36.080 ft): Mach 1.6-1.7 (1.699-1.808 km/h) Cruise speed: Mach 0.80-0.85 (850-903 km/h) |
| Ceiling | 15500 ms (50.850 ft) |
| Range | Ferry range 3,650 km, combat radius 1,650 km |
| Drop tanks | One 1,000 kg + two 600 kg; or three 1,000 kg |
| Weapons |
Two-barrel 23 mm Type 23-III (a copy of the Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L) cannon with 300 rounds in a ventral installation. There are two (JH-7A has three) stores pylons under each wing, plus rail for the PL-5 close-range IR-guided air-to-air missile (AAM) at each wingtip. |
