(Xinhua) 19:54, June 05, 2017
GUIYANG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The export
version of the China-developed light versatile FTC-2000 aircraft rolled off the
production line of the state-owned aircraft developer in Anshun in southwest
China's Guizhou Province Monday.
With its desert-camouflage paint appearance,
the FTC-2000 was developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation under
the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
As one of the first batch of its model in the
global-military trade market, it will be delivered to overseas clients after
necessary procedures and tests, according to AVIC.
The FTC-2000, also named Mountain Eagle, or
Shanying in Chinese, is a supersonic advanced fighter trainer.
The single-engine light versatile aircraft is
a new generation of advanced-fighter trainer designed for advanced training and
lead-in fighter training for modern fighters. It is also capable of performing
combat missions.
The supersonic aircraft has a mach number of
1.5, and a maximum service ceiling of 16,000 meters.
"It can be used for senior training,
elementary combat training and tactical countermeasure training for fighter
pilots. And it also has the ability to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground
combat," according to Hu Jianxing, deputy manager and chief designer with
the AVIC Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation.
"It completed the 'Stall and Spin Flight
Test' within two seconds at the research stage. The FTC-2000 has high safety
characteristics," said Hu, adding the model was highly efficient and
reliable.
The FTC-2000 maiden flight was on December
13, 2003. And the model has made two public aerobatic flight displays, at the
2006 and 2016 China Airshow in Zhuhai.
In China, the FTC-2000 is the the main
advanced trainer used by the PLA Air Force and the PLA Navy.
"The domestic version and export version
have the same flying platform. And both are installed with China's
home-developed WP-13 turbojet engine, which has been tested for high
performance," Hu said. "The export version will be installed with
various avionics systems, navigation guidance systems or external stores
tailored for overseas client's demand for multiple missions."
Source: people.cn
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