Hongdu JL-10 / L-15 Falcon vs KAI T-50 / FA-50 Golden Eagle Comparison

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Subjects

Hongdu JL-10 / L-15 Falcon
Advanced Jet Trainer / Light-Attack Aircraft

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Advanced Jet Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
China

ORIGIN
South Korea

YEAR
2010 [Diff.+5 yrs]

YEAR
2005 [Diff.-5 yrs]

CREW
2

PRODUCTION
24 units [Diff.-194]

PRODUCTION
218 units [Diff.+194]

Dimensions

LENGTH
40.3 ft (12.3 m) [Diff.-2.3 ft]

LENGTH
42.6 ft (13.0 m) [Diff.+2.3 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
31.1 ft (9.5 m) [Diff.+1.0 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
30.1 ft (9.2 m) [Diff.-1.0 ft]

HEIGHT
15.7 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.+0.1 ft]

HEIGHT
15.7 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.-0.1 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Hongdu JL-10 / L-15 Falcon

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

Weights

EMPTY WT.
9,921 lb (4,500 kg) [Diff.-4,279 lb]

EMPTY WT.
14,200 lb (6,441 kg) [Diff.+4,279 lb]

M.T.O.W.
18,960 lb (8,600 kg) [Diff.-7,463 lb]

M.T.O.W.
26,422 lb (11,985 kg) [Diff.+7,463 lb]

Installed Power

2 x Ivchenko Progress AI-222K-25 OR 2 x Ivchenko Progress AI-222K-25F turbofan engines.

1 x General Electric F404-102 afterburning turbofan engine developing 17,700 lb of thrust with reheat.

Performance

SPEED
1,056 mph (1,700 kph) [Diff.+66 mph]

SPEED
990 mph (1,593 kph) [Diff.-66 mph]

RANGE
1,926 miles (3,100 km) [Diff.+776 miles]

RANGE
1,150 miles (1,851 km) [Diff.-776 miles]

CEILING
52,493 ft (16,000 m) [Diff.+4,495 feet]

CEILING
47,999 ft (14,630 m) [Diff.-4,495 feet]

Armament

Variable. Assumed air-to-air and air-to-surface missile support, precision-guided ordnance, conventional drop bombs, rocket pods, gun pods, cannon pods and jettisonable fuel tanks.

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm General Dynamics A-50 "Vulcan" Gatling-style three-barrel automatic internal cannon.
2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles (wingtip mounts).

OPTIONAL:
6 x AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles.
CBU-58 Cluster Bombs.
Mk-20 Cluster Bombs.
LAU-3 Rocket Pods.
LAU-68 Rocket Pods.
Mk 82 General Purpose Bombs.
Mk 83 General Purpose Bombs.
Mk 84 General Purpose Bombs.
Guided Drop Bombs.

Going Further

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