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China: AVIC II launched the JL-15 advanced trainer

Beijing, China - Destined to compete in the international market with the T-50, the Yak-130 and the M-346, according to the Chinese firm

After the market success of the K-8 basic trainer (an Aermacchi S-211-same class) with about 200 orders by states such as Pakistan (a traditional aerospace partner for the Chinese People Republic), Zambia and Myanmar, China launched a new jet trainer, but this time it belongs to the advanced segment. It deals with the JL-15, a twin-engined plane the AVIC II group intends to promote in the international...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 127523
Rome, Italy, 09/23/2005 18:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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