CATIC / Hongdu / Nanchang K-8 / JL-8 / Karakorum
Jet Trainer / Ground-Attack Aircraft
The Nanchang/Hongdu JL-8/K-8 Karakorum is a single-engine two-seat jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft produced by the Chinese manufacturer China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation.
The JL-8/K-8 was developed by the China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (75%) and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, PAC (25%). Export variants are marketed by the Chinese CATIC as K-8 Karakorum.
| Propulsion | 1 Turbofan Engine |
| Engine Model | Garrett TFE731-3-1H |
| Engine Power | 16,5 kN | 3700 lbf |
| alternative Engine Variant |
| Engine Model | Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB AI-25TL |
| Engine Power | 16,9 kN | 3800 lbf |
| Speed | 950 km/h | 513 kts
590 mph |
| Mmo (max. Mach) | Mach 0.75 |
| Service Ceiling | 13.000 m | 42.651 ft |
| Rate of climb | 1800 m/min | 5905 ft/min |
| Range | 1.398 km | 755 NM
869 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 2.687 kg | 5.924 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 4.330 kg | 9.546 lbs |
| Wing Span | 9,63 m | 31 ft 7 in |
| Wing Area | 17,0 m² | 183 ft² |
| Length | 11,60 m | 38 ft 1 in |
| Height | 4,21 m | 13 ft 10 in |
| First Flight | 21.11.1990 |
| Production Status | in production |
| ICAO Code | K8 |
| Data for (Version) | Hongdu K-8 |
| Variants | K-8, K-8E, K-8P, JL-8, L-11 |
