Guizhou JL-9

The Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Shanying), is a two-seat fighter-trainer developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF).

Variants

 * FTC-2000: Original model and export designation.
 * FTC-2000G: Variant with improved multi-role capabilities.
 * JL-9: Initial PLA variant.
 * JL-9G: PLANAF carrier-trainer variant.

Users

 * People's Republic of China
 * People's Liberation Army Air Force
 * People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
 * Sudan
 * Sudanese Air Force

Related Development

 * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
 * Chengdu J-7

Comparable Aircraft

 * Aero L-159 ALCA
 * Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master
 * BAe Systems Hawk
 * British Aerospace Hawk 200
 * McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
 * HAL HJT-36 Sitara
 * Hongdu L-15 Falcon
 * KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
 * Yakovlev Yak-130