| HISTORY |
| First flight |
12 June 1984 |
| Initial operational capability |
Late 1980s |
| Operator |
PLA Air Force, PLA Naval Air Force |
| Variants |
J-8II (J-8B)
F-8IIM
J-8C
J-8D
J-8F
J-8H
J-8II ACT |
| DESIGN |
| Crew |
One |
| Role |
Interceptor fighter aircraft with secondary capability for ground attack |
| Designer |
601 Aircraft Design Institute, Shenyang |
| Manufacturer |
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) |
| Estimated cost |
~RMB100 million (US$12.5 million) |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Length |
21.59m |
| Wingspan |
9.344m |
| Height |
5.41m |
| Wing area |
42.2 square metres |
| WEIGHTS |
| Empty |
9,240kg |
| Normal take-off |
14,300kg |
| Max take-off |
17,800kg |
| Fuel capacity |
N/A |
| Max payload |
4,500kg |
| PROPULSION |
| Powerplant |
2X Liming WP-13AII |
| Thrust (dry) |
N/A |
| Thrust (afterburning) |
64.68kN (6,600kg) |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max level speed |
(At altitude)
Mach 2.2 |
| Max climb rate |
200m/s (sea level) |
| Service ceiling |
20,500m |
| Range |
Typical: 2,800km (1,510 nm)
Radius:
(without refuelling, carrying two 800l and one 1,400l drop tanks) 800km
(with one refuelling) 1,200km |
| In-flight refuelling |
Yes (later variants) |
| G limit |
+6.9 (1,000m); or +4.7 (Mach 0.9/5,000
m) |
| ARMAMENTS |
| Fixed weapon |
Twin-barrel 23mm Type 23-III cannon (200 rounds) |
| External hardpoints |
7 (1 under the fuselage centerline; 6 under the wings) |
| Air-to-air missiles |
Short-range: PL-2B,
PL-5B/C/E, PL-8
Medium-range: R-27R1 (F-8IIM), PL-11 (J-8H), PL-12 (J-8F) |
| Air-to-surface missiles |
Kh-31A anti-ship missile (F-8IIM) |
| Bomb |
250kg, 500kg, or 1,000kg low-drag free-fall cluster bombs
500kg laser guided bomb |
| Other |
57mm or 90mm unguided rocket launchers |
| AVIONICS |
| Flight control |
KJ-12 autopilot
SS/SC-1/3 air data computer
FJ-1A or FJ-20M2 flight data recorder |
| Navigations |
HG-563 inertial navigation system (INS)
WL-7A radio compass
Type 265 radio altimeter
ZGZ-3 altimeter
XS-6 beacon receiver
JDQ VOR
HZX-2B horizontal situation indicator
JD-3 TACAN (J-8D/H/F) |
| Fire control |
Type 208 mono-pulse fire-control radar (early variants)
KLJ-1 pulse-Doppler (PD) fire-control radar (later variants)
Zhuk-8II PD fire-control radar (F-8IIM)
New indigenous PD fire-control radar (J-8F/H)
CWI-A continuous-wave irradiator
HK-13A head-up display (HUD) with fire-control computer
XQ-8 camera gun
MIL-STD-1553 data bus
MIL-STD-1760A weapon bus
Laser/IR targeting pod (later variants) |
| Electronic Countermeasures |
Type 605B IFF
KJ-8602B rarar warning receiver (RWR)
KG-8601 internal radar noise jammer
KZ-8608 ELINT
GT-1 chaff/flare dispenser
RKL-800A EW/ECM suite (J-8D/F/H) |
| Communications |
SRT-651C VHF radio (J-8B)
SRT-170/F VHF radio (J-8D/F/H)
TKR-651C HF single sideband radio
Type 483 data transmitter |
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