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| JL-9 | |
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| Role | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation |
| First flight | 13 December 2003 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7 |
The Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Chinese: 山鹰; pinyin: Shānyīng), is a family of two-seat transonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF).[1]
- ^ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2010). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2010-11 (101st ed.). London: Jane's Information Group. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-7106-2916-6.