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Nanchang J-12I

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This is the only vaguely fitting font I could find, stalinist didn't quite cut it.
I don’t speak mandarin. Not every Chinese aircraft you see is made by a Chinese person
Pilot made by SavageMan

J-12 (non-afterburning version with no shock cone)



Act.1 - lights
Act.8 - nosewheel steering
VTOL - flaps

The Nanchang J-12 was a prototype Chinese light fighter, the first fighter designed and built entirely in China. It was greatly ahead of its time and limited by the technology available. It was supersonic at altitude even without an afterburner, making it one of the first aircraft and the first Asian aircraft to be capable of supercruising. It was also constructed with an aluminum honyecomb structure, a revolutionary extremely light and extremely strong method seen on Western aircraft like the XB-70. The armament would have consisted of a 30mm cannon on the left wing root, and a 23mm cannon on the right. I used Nudelman-Rikhters as China did not have any indigenous airborne cannons in service at the time. The missiles had to be eyeballed, as they were never fitted on the real thing, though it was designed to fit 2 or 3 PL-2s (Chinese license-produced Vympel K-13 Atolls). The J-12I added an afterburner and shock cone to increase the speed of the original J-12. While it was a groundbreaking design, it was rejected in favor of the larger, heavier, faster and more maneuverable J-7, another formidable Chinese aircraft.







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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 24.4ft (7.4m)
  • Length 39.3ft (12.0m)
  • Height 13.3ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 3,190lbs (1,447kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,936lbs (3,599kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.247
  • Wing Loading 30.6lbs/ft2 (149.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 259.0ft2 (24.1m2)
  • Drag Points 826

Parts

  • Number of Parts 655
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 2,228