AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turbofan | ||
| Application | Attack, Trainer | ||
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Low wing single turbofan light attack/ basic training aircraft.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Hongdu JL-8 | 1987 / 1990 | Chinese domestic variant, includes upgraded version: L-11. | |
| Hongdu K-8 | 1989 / 1990 | Initial variant made with American engines, includes variants: K-8E (Egyptian), K-8G (Ghanian), K-8V (VSA), and K-8S (Sudanese). | |
| Hongdu K-8P | 2006 / 2006 | Upgraded variant made for Pakistan Air Force. |
See recent updates (latest 14/02/2024)
| Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry (Group) Corporation Ltd. (HAIC) | ||
| Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Aircraft Manufacturing Factory | Co-developed with China |
Other aircraft programs: Chengdu FC-1/JF-17 Thunder, Hongdu L-15, PAC Mushshak
| Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. | Analysis | Ejector Seats: Mk 10L or Mk CN10LW ejector seats (K-8P) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Air Conditioning Equipment: 51833 air conditioning and pressurisation system (K-8P) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Transceivers: KTR 908 VHF; optional KTR 909 UHF (K-8P) |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: In front & rear cockpits; Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: EFIS-86T (K-8P) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Radar/Radio Altimeters: Type 265 radio altimeter (K-8P); Attitude and Heading Reference Systems: HZX-4A AHRS (K-8P) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | VOR (Omnirange) Receivers: KNR 634A VOR/glidescope/MKR with KA 26 beacon receiver (K-8P); Automatic Direction Finders: ADF 462 |
| China National South Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. | Analysis | Turbofan Engines: (WS-11 - Hongdu JL-8 - WS-11; Hongdu K-8P - WS-11 ) |
| Honeywell Aerospace, Engines & Systems | Analysis | Turbofan Engines: (TFE731 Series - Hongdu K-8 - TFE731-2A; Hongdu K-8P - TFE731-2A-2A ) |
| Ivchenko Progress Zaporozhye | Analysis | Turbofan Engines: (AI-25 - Hongdu JL-8 - AI-25TLK; Hongdu K-8P - AI-25TLK ) |
