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

Grupo2 said:

During a discussion on defense procurement in the Uruguayan Parliament last Thursday, defence minister Javier Garcia was looking at a document with lots of L-15 images....complete with Uruguayan markings photoshopped onto it. Certainly proof that it remains a serious contender for the new combat aircraft selection.

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They want an aircraft with an afterburner right?

KampfAlwin said:

They want an aircraft with an afterburner right?

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Not necessarily.
Uruguay is not a big country and the performance improvement would not compensate for the cost difference.
We (I'm Uruguayan) had Droagonflys till now and that was sufficient (kinda) for the needs of the country.
Training, Air Police, control of resources and interception of low flying, slow, drugs carrying planes would be the tasks the new aircrafts would have.
Right now, the most important resource Uruguayan air force lacks is a radar. Even, Carrasco, our international airport hasn't a decent, reliable, functional radar.
Uruguay needs, at least, three of them.
Six or eight (I really don't think our population would approve the acquisition of more than that) L - 15's and three radars would represent a leap of technology, resources and results compared to our recent reality.

KampfAlwin said:

They want an aircraft with an afterburner right?

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That's the requirement of the Air Force, yes

Julio Ramos said:

Not necessarily.
Uruguay is not a big country and the performance improvement would not compensate for the cost difference.
We (I'm Uruguayan) had Droagonflys till now and that was sufficient (kinda) for the needs of the country.
Training, Air Police, control of resources and interception of low flying, slow, drugs carrying planes would be the tasks the new aircrafts would have.
Right now, the most important resource Uruguayan air force lacks is a radar. Even, Carrasco, our international airport hasn't a decent, reliable, functional radar.
Uruguay needs, at least, three of them.
Six or eight (I really don't think our population would approve the acquisition of more than that) L - 15's and three radars would represent a leap of technology, resources and results compared to our recent reality.

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Yes Julio you are right they might end up with subsonic aircraft due to cost but if I'm not mistaken the official FAU requirements are for supersonic aircraft.

The Uruguayan government has begun negotiation for a trade agreement with China so that could open the door to purchase of Chinese military equipment, the L15 would certainly be a possible buy.

Hi,

I am new on this post.

I am from France, pilot and owner since one month of a Nanchang CJ-6A trainer.

This plane was in the Chinese Air Force or Navy with originl marking from 60/70 or later years.

I have no idea about the signification of these marking and I canot find any informations or pictures.

Specialist, can you help me?

Thanks.

Jacques

jacques said:

Hi,

I am new on this post.

I am from France, pilot and owner since one month of a Nanchang CJ-6A trainer.

This plane was in the Chinese Air Force or Navy with originl marking from 60/70 or later years.

I have no idea about the signification of these marking and I canot find any informations or pictures.

Specialist, can you help me?

Thanks.

JacquesView attachment 78119View attachment 78121

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Interesting, but these markings are just fancy but all wrong fantasy markings. In PLAAF and PLAN service they looked like these:

71280 is PLAAF and 81209 PLANAF

Not sure they are fancy because the picture of the plane dismenteled was taken in China from a plane in a China Air Force plant.

C-GWDC is a Canadian aircraft registration number. There are around 200 JL6s in private collection in USA, (including Canada?). Some of these planes were exported as new aircraft.

Photo of JL6 reg number C-GWDC dated 2004-7-26

I know tha this plane is from Canada. Just bought 2 month ago and she is on the way to France via a container.