tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post3727414513062155639..comments2024-02-24T06:02:36.178-08:00Comments on China Defense Blog: Hawking Plastics IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-11650367273164404412011-06-21T08:39:22.569-07:002011-06-21T08:39:22.569-07:00China already has a trainer targeted at that marke...China already has a trainer targeted at that market, the K-8 Karakoram. And it's been a pretty successful product, sales all over the world. Venezuela bought some, and other South American AFs, Pakistan flies a fleet, and many other countries.<br /><br />It isn't a carrier trainer aircraft like the JL-9 though.Qasimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972153433269292962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-53641287783929842272011-06-20T23:39:42.345-07:002011-06-20T23:39:42.345-07:00maybe saving the JL-9 for China's naval aviato...maybe saving the JL-9 for China's naval aviators first. :-)Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-45211922718146908552011-06-20T20:12:59.090-07:002011-06-20T20:12:59.090-07:00The L-15 is a great competitor for the advanced LI...The L-15 is a great competitor for the advanced LIFT trainer but why isn't the JL-9 ever put up for export? It would be a hit with poorer countries not only as a trainer but a light attack aircraft or even a cheap fighter, but its never at any of AVIC's foreign showsStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864515674077887733noreply@blogger.com