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J-11 Flanker-L

J-11A/J-11
RoleAir superiority fighter
ManufacturerShenyang Aircraft Corporation
First flight1998
Introduction1998
StatusActive service
Primary userPeople's Liberation Army Air Force
Produced1998–present
Number built440 (as of 2019)[1]
Crew 1
Length 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
Wingspan 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Height 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in)
Wing area 52.84 m2 (568.8 sq ft)
Empty weight 16,380 kg (36,112 lb) [37]
Gross weight 23,926 kg (52,748 lb)
Max takeoff weight 33,000 kg (72,753 lb)
Fuel capacity 9,400 kg (20,700 lb) internal fuel[38]
engines2 x Shenyang WS-10A "Taihang" 89.17 / 132 kN (20,050 / 29,670 lbf) afterburning turbofans (J-11B Block 02)
Maximum speed 2,500 km/h (1,600 mph, 1,300 kn) at altitude
Maximum speed Mach 2.1
Range 3,530 km (2,190 mi, 1,910 nmi)
Combat range 1,500 km (930 mi, 810 nmi) ~[39]
Service ceiling 19,000 m (62,000 ft)
g limits +9
Rate of climb 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min) [40]
Guns 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 cannon with 150r
Hardpoints 10 2 under fuselage, 2 under air ducts, 4 under wings, 2 on wingtips
Missiles
  • PL-12
  • PL-9
  • PL-8
  • Vympel R-77
  • Vympel R-27
  • Vympel R-73
  • Rockets Unguided rocket launcher
    Bombs Free-fall cluster bombs
    Avionics Fire-control radar
  • NIIP Tikhomirov N001VE Myech coherent pulse Doppler radar, or
  • Type 1474 radar (J-11B)
  • OEPS-27 electro-optic system
  • NSts-27 helmet-mounted sight (HMS)
  • Gardeniya ECM pods



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