Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)

Deino · May 18, 2016

A few more: Interesting that there are two slightly different versions ... the one without a pitot + grey radome (IMO L-15s for Zambia) and the ones with a white radome + pitot (IMO for the PLAAF).

Deino

2=GT · May 23, 2016

JL-8 action shot

Deino · Jun 25, 2016

My latest work ...

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siegecrossbow · Jun 25, 2016

Deino said:
My latest work ...

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Now that you mentioned it, the L-15 does have a slight resemblance to the F-16.

delft · Jun 26, 2016

siegecrossbow said:
Now that you mentioned it, the L-15 does have a slight resemblance to the F-16.

And the F-5E, F-18 and others. Its the nearly straight wing with large LEX concept. Compare with the nearly straight wing without LEX ( F-5A, F-15, MiG-25, -31 ), swept wing with 57 degrees leading edge sweep ( MiG-19, Su-7 ), the tailed delta ( MiG-21 ), tailless delta ( Mirage III &c., F-102, -106 ), the swing wing and the canard delta that is now so popular. MiG-29 and Flanker have relatively small LEX. Several concepts to build supersonic aircraft.

Deino · Jun 26, 2016

siegecrossbow said:
Now that you mentioned it, the L-15 does have a slight resemblance to the F-16.

Yes ... But Falcon is also simlpy its Chinese name.

by78 · Jun 29, 2016

L-15 production line...

(1519x853)

antiterror13 · Jun 29, 2016

Thanks @by78 ..., the production line is so clean and organised, just for L-15 ... imagine what it looks like for J10x, J-11x and J-120 production lines

Wondering whether PLAAF has already chosen L-15 for advanced trainer, otherwise who will get these babies ?