Xi'an JH-7

[ashen sequoia]

(Nato Reporting Name: Flounder)

The JH-7 is a Chinese Fighter-Bomber developed and produced by the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation. It was designed in the 1980s to replace the aging Harbin H-5s and Nanchang Q-5s in service with the PLAAF. The first prototypes flew in December 1988, and fully entered service in 2004. As of 2018, over 270 of the aircraft have been built.

Stats:

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 22.32 m (73 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 42.2 m2 (454 sq ft)
Empty weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb) [31]
Max takeoff weight: 28,475 kg (62,777 lb) [32]
Powerplant: 2 × Xian WS-9 Qinling turbofan engines, 54.29 kN (12,200 lbf) thrust each dry, 91.26 kN (20,520 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,808 km/h (1,123 mph, 976 kn)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.52
Combat range: 1,760 km (1,090 mi, 950 nmi) with one in-flight refueling (estimated)
900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) without refueling (estimated)
Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi'an_JH-7

[grizzled geyser]

Probably the only good Chinese jet

[ashen sequoia]

Probably one of the only interesting chinese jets too; most of the early-to-mid cold war jets are just worse copies of soviet jets

Makes it really annoying trying to find something unique from the chinese

[sleek sun]

yeah...no

[delicate tiger]

wtf chinese sepicat/iar-93

[elfin forge]

chinese orao

or vultur

[valid dirge]

MiG-25 at home

[sour trout]

Man what is this jaguar ripoff

[delicate tiger]

no its not