Specifications (J-7MG)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 14.885 m (Overall) (48 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 8.32 m (27 ft 3½ in)
- Height: 4.11 m (13 ft 5½ in)
- Wing area: 24.88 m² (267.8 ft²)
- Aspect ratio: 2.8:1
- Empty weight: 5,292 kg (11,667 lb)
- Loaded weight: 7,540 kg (16,620 lb) (two PL-2 or PL-7 air-to-air missiles)
- Max. takeoff weight: 9,100 kg (20,062 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Liyang Wopen-13F afterburning turbojet
- Dry thrust: 44.1 kN (9,921 lbf)
- Thrust with afterburner: 64.7 kN (14,550 lbf)
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (2,200 km/h (1,189 knots, 1,375 mph)) IAS
- Stall speed: 210 km/h (114 knots, 131 mph) IAS
- Combat radius: 850 km (459 nmi, 528 mi) (air superiority, two AAMs and three drop tanks)
- Ferry range: 2,200 km (1,187 nmi, 1,367 mi)
- Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,420 ft)
- Rate of climb: 195 m/s (38,386 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 2× 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon, 60 rounds per gun
- Hardpoints: 5 in total - 4× under-wing, 1× centreline under-fuselage with a capacity of 2,000 kg maximum (up to 500 kg each)
- Rockets: 55 mm rocket pod (12 rounds), 90 mm rocket pod (7 rounds)
- Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles: PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, Magic R.550, AIM-9
- Bombs: 50 kg to 500 kg unguided bombs
Avionics
- FIAR Grifo-7 mk.II radar
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