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SAC J-16

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Twin-seat, multirole fighter aircraft. Includes the J-16D electronic warfare variant with pods mounted on wingtips and AESA radar in nose radome.

SAC J-16
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Fighter, Trainer

Design & construction

Primary structure
Mixed
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Mid
Planform
Swept
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military
Head-up display Standard

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
SAC J-162010 / 2011Baseline version, with twin nosewheels and fintips cut down at rear.
SAC J-16D2011 / 2015Electronic Warfare variant, with reshaped nose radome and cannon removed to accomodate mission equipment.

Airframer

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Industries (Group) Company Ltd

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