Chengdu

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder

Attack aircraft

  • First flight2003
  • Introduction12 March 2007
  • StatusOperational
  • Number built100+
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1 (single-seat JF-17), 2 (dual-seat JF-17B)
Length
14.33 m
Wingspan
9.44 m
Height
4.57 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
1,910 km/h, Mach 1.8
Range
900 km (combat range)
Service ceiling
16,916 m (55,500 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan (91.2 kN (20,500 lbf) thrust with afterburner) with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) (previous engine: 1 x Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan (84.4 kN (18,974 lbf) thrust with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 23 mm GSh-23 twin-barrel cannon; Bombs: Unguided bombs:, 250 kg — Pre-fragmented Bomb, Pk-82 — (General-Purpose Bomb), Pk-83 — (General-Purpose Bomb), PK-84 — (General-Purpose Bomb), HAFR-1 — (Anti-runway Bomb), HAFR-2 — (Anti-runway Bomb), RPB-1 — (Anti-runway Bomb), BLU-107 — (Anti-runway Bomb), Mk 20 Rockeye II — (Cluster Bomb), Guided bombs:, H-2 SOW — (Glide Bomb), H-4 SOW — (Glide Bomb), GBU-10 — (Laser-Guided Bomb), GBU-12 — (Laser-Guided Bomb), GBU-16 — (Laser-Guided Bomb), LT PGB LT-2 — (Laser-Guided Bomb), TG/GB PGB GB-500/GB1 — (Laser-Guided Bomb), TG/GB PGB GB250A/GB3A —