The JF-17 Thunder, known in China as the FC-1 Xiaolong, is a single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. Pakistan wanted a modern replacement for its Nanchang A-5, Chengdu F-7P/PG, Mirage III and Mirage 5 fleets, and the contract to develop and produce the FC-1/Super 7 together was signed in June 1999. The first prototype was rolled out on 31 May 2003 and flew in August 2003, and the Pakistan Air Force inducted the type in 2007. Early blocks are powered by a Russian Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan and Block 3 by the RD-93MA, giving a top speed of Mach 1.6. It carries air-to-air, air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles, guided and unguided bombs and a 23 mm twin-barrel cannon, and it has been exported to Nigeria and Azerbaijan among others.
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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JF-17 Thunder is an advanced, light-weight, all weather, day / night multi-role fighter aircraft.
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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Since its first flight in 2003 and operationalization in 2007, five JF-17s have crashed in accidents:
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Powered by the Russian Klimov RD-93 (JF-17 Blocks 1 and 2) or Klimov RD-93MA (JF-17 Block 3) afterburning turbofan engine
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China
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FC-1 Xiaolong/JF-17 Thunder - 4th generation Lightweight multi-role fighter (Operational / In Production)
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