The Shenyang J-8 or Jian-8 (Chinese nickname Apollo or Handsome man; NATO reporting name Finback
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The plane's design began in 1964 and was the first Chinese plane to be designed and built indigenously. Despite the early beginnings, it was not first produced until 1979 and entered service in 1980. Its basic configuration is an enlargement of the delta-wing MiG-21 'Fishbed' with two Liyang (LMC) Wopen-7A turbojet engines, and a maximum speed of Mach 2.2. The aircraft is armed with a 23-mm twin-barreled cannon and seven hardpoints for missiles, bombs, rockets or fuel tanks. Weapons carried include The PL-2, PL-5, and PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles as well as the PL-11 medium-range radar-guided air-to-air missile. Unguided bombs and rockets can also be carried. Despite entering service relatively recently, it remained very unmaneuverable, and comparable to many older Soviet aircraft. The original combat avionics package was soon replaced with an all-weather capability in aircraft designated J-8I. The later J-8E featured improved electronic warfare systems. In 1982 work began to replace the unimpressive J-8 (Finback-A) type with a new design known as the J-8II.
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