| First flight |
14 December 1988 |
| IOC |
1992 |
| Operator |
PLA Air Force, PLA Naval Air Force |
| Variants |
JH-7(pre-production variant)
JH-7 (formal production variant)
JH-7A |
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| Crew |
Two (pilot, navigator/weapon operator) in tandem |
| Ejection seat |
HTY-2C zero-zero ejection seat (0~1000km/h speed; 0~21,000 altitude) |
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| Role |
Maritime strike; Air-interdiction; Ground attack |
| Designer |
603 Aircraft Design Institute, Xi'an |
| Manufacturer |
Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation |
| Estimated cost |
N/A |
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| Length |
21m |
| Wingspan |
12.8m |
| Height |
6.22m |
| Wing area |
N/A |
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| Empty |
N/A |
| Max take-off |
27,500kg |
| Fuel capacity |
6,540kg |
| Max payload |
N/A |
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| Powerplant |
2X Rolls-Royce Spey Mk202, or
2X XAE WS-9 Qinling |
| Thrust (dry) |
54.29kN (5,536kg, 12,250 lbs) each |
| Thrust (afterburning) |
91.26kN (9,305kg, 20,515 lbs) each |
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| Max level speed |
Mach 1.69 (11,000m altitude) |
| Max climb rate |
N/A |
| Service ceiling |
16,000m |
| Ferry range |
3,650km |
| Combat radius |
1,650km |
| In-flight refuelling |
No |
| G limit |
N/A |
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| Fixed weapon |
Twin-barrel 23mm Type 23-III internal cannon (200 rounds) |
| External hardpoints |
7 (JH-7), or 11 (JH-7A) |
| Air-to-air missiles |
PL-5B/C/E
PL-8
PL-9/C
R-73 (AA-11 Archer) (JH-7A) |
| Air-to-surface missiles |
YJ-8K/81K/82K/83K anti-ship missile
KD-82 (C-802KD) air-to-surface missile (JH-7A)
YJ-91 anti-radiation missile (JH-7A) |
| Bomb |
500kg laser-guided bomb
50kg/250kg/500kg low-drag general purpose bomb
200kg anti-runway bomb
Anti-armour cluster bomb
submunition dispenser |
| Other |
57/90/130mm unguided rocket launcher |
| Drop tanks |
3X1,000kg (1,400 litres); or 1X1,000kg plus 2X600kg (800 litres) |
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| Flight control |
KF-1 three-channel fly-by-wire (FBW)
8415 air data computer
Safe altitude warning (SAW) system
HZX-1B horizon gyro |
| Fire control |
Type 232H multi-function fire-control radar (pre-production variant), or
JL-10A pulse-Doppler fire-control radar (formal production variant)
HK-13-03G head-up display (HUD) with fire-control computer
Anti-ship missile fire-control system
Multi-function displays (MFD)
Mission computer
MIL1553B databus |
| Navigation |
HG-563GB INS/GPS
Type 210 Doppler navigation system
WL-7 radio compass
Type 265A or Type 271 radio altimeter
XS-6A beacon receiver
HGY-10B IFF/ATC responder
Microwave landing system (MLS)
Instrument landing system (ILS) |
| Communications |
Type 170 HF radio
Type 651 VHF/UHF radio
Type 483D datalink (and TACAN)
JT-1 intercom |
| Countermeasures |
Type 605B IFF
RKL-800A EW/ECM suite (KJ-8602/RW-1045 RWR and ECM computer)
Type 860-2 or KG-8605 internal active jammer
KG-8601 passive jammer
KZ-8608 electronic intelligence (ELINT) system
Type 941-4G chaff/flare dispenser |
