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702879 1/48 PLA JL-9 Plateau Eagle
702879 1/48 PLA JL-9 Plateau Eagle
 
Retail Price: $61.50
Scale: 1/48
Brand: TRUMPETER

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 702879
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The GuizhouAircraft Industry Corporation first revealed its intention to develop a new generation of fighter-trainer to replace its own JJ-7 fighter-trainer at the 2001 China Internation al Aviation  Aerospace Exhibition, to meet new PLAAF trainer requirements to prepare pilots for China's new est generation offighter aircraft such as the Chengdu J-10, and Sukhoiderived aircraft like the Sukhoi Su-27SK, Sukhoi Su-30MKK and Shenyang J-11. The JL-9 made its maiden flight on December 13, 2003, only two yearsafter the start of the project, making it the shortest development time for anaircraft in Chinese aviation history, while successfully keeping costs down. InSeptember 2009, JL-9 passed all technology certification tests, which cleared the way for series production of both PLAAF and PLANAF.