Chinese JH-7A/FBC-1 (Flying Leopard) Fighter Bomber 中華飛豹 slideshow
The Xian JH-7, also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1)Flying Leopard, is a two-seater, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), and possibly the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
General characteristics:
Crew: 2: pilot, weapons operator
Payload: 6,500 kg (14,500 lb) of weapons
Length: 22.32 m (73 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 12.7 m (41 ft 7 in)
Height: 6.57 m (21 ft 6 in)
Wing area: m² (ft²)
Empty weight: 21,575 kg (47,522 lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Max takeoff weight: 28,475 kg (62,720 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Xian WS9 (a license-built Spey Mk202) afterburning turbofans
Dry thrust: 54 kN (12,140 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 91.2 kN (20,500 lbf) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.69 (1,808 km/h, 1,122 mph) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
Cruise speed: 903 km/h (488 knots, 561 mph)
Combat radius: 1,650 km (890 nm, 1,025 mi)
Ferry range: 3,650 km (1,970 nm, 2,270 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,850 ft)
Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
Armament
Guns: 1× twin-barrel 23 mm (0.906 in) GSh-23L autocannon, 300 rounds
Rockets: Rocket launchers
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
PL-5[9]
Anti-ship missiles:
Yingji-8K[10]
Yingji-82K Anti-Ship Missile (AShM)[11]
Anti-radiation missiles:
Yingji-91[12]
Bombs:
Free-fall bombs
Laser-guided bombs
Tags: People's Liberation Army PLA 中国 解放軍 解放军 PLAAF JH-7/A FBC-1 Flying Leopard 殲轟七 中華飛豹 China Military
