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Hongdu JL-8/K-8

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Low wing single turbofan light attack/ basic training aircraft.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Attack, Trainer

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
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.

Airframer

Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry (Group) Corporation Ltd. (HAIC)
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Aircraft Manufacturing Factory		Co-developed with China

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