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1259:Y-9JZ ELINT
1018:interceptor
948:FC-31(F-60)
620:Badger (II)
251:Performance
236:Powerplant:
131:Development
1985:Categories
1946:Italicized
1918:Dark Sword
615:Badger (I)
552:production
400:中国飞机全书 第三卷
380:References
212:Wing area:
163:Xian H-8II
65:Cancelled
1686:Transport
1427:Strategic
1418:Transport
1325:KJ-1 AEWC
1319:Y-7 AWACS
1232:AEW&C
935:Multirole
372:Xian H-6I
200:Wingspan:
175:Data from
157:Xian H-8I
2006:Quadjets
1955:Aircraft
1809:Tactical
1559:Trainers
1493:Tactical
998:Su-30MKK
993:Su-30MK2
926:Fighters
713:(Bomber)
711:Hōng "H"
514:Civilian
483:Military
336:See also
315:Armament
243:turbofan
151:Variants
125:Xian H-7
121:Xian H-6
86:Xian H-6
1953:Lists:
1408:Tu-154M
1341:Tankers
1254:KJ-2000
1174:Bombers
860:Related
700:Chinese
637:Cookpot
564:(China)
550:Foreign
472:Tupolev
206:Height:
194:Length:
99:Chinese
62:Status
1891:Combat
1731:Mi-171
1653:Attack
1633:Yak-11
1545:Tu-154
1540:CL 601
1473:KQ-200
1314:KJ-200
1279:Y-8GX3
1249:KJ-500
1244:KJ-600
1003:Su-35S
940:strike
812:Export
651:Topics
642:Crusty
632:Cooker
541:Tu-134
536:Tu-124
531:Tu-118
526:Tu-110
521:Tu-104
505:Tu-127
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1801:UCAVs
1783:Ka-28
1768:Z-18F
1763:Z-20F
1676:Z-11W
1567:JL-10
1478:Y-8EX
1450:Il-76
1359:Il-78
1349:YY-20
1331:An-30
1304:ZDK03
1299:Y-8EW
1284:Y-8JB
1269:Y-8DZ
1264:Y-8CB
1214:Tu-14
1160:J-15D
1155:J-16D
1110:Su-27
1104:MiG-9
1036:J-10B
1031:J-11D
973:J-11B
968:J-10B
869:HYJ-7
847:FBC-1
840:"FBC"
627:Camel
561:Xi'an
490:Tu-16
475:Tu-16
323:Guns:
188:Crew:
27:Role
1969:UAVs
1908:GJ-2
1903:GJ-1
1898:BA-5
1872:WZ-8
1867:WZ-7
1859:HALE
1831:MALE
1816:WZ-6
1799:and
1797:UAVs
1773:Z-9C
1726:Mi-8
1711:Z-11
1706:Z-15
1701:Z-18
1696:Z-20
1671:Z-9W
1666:Z-19
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1626:CJ-5
1620:CJ-6
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1572:JL-9
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1395:JZ-5
1388:JZ-6
1382:JZ-7
1377:JZ-8
1354:HY-6
1309:Y-8J
1294:Y-8W
1289:Y-8T
1274:Y-8G
1234:and
1221:Tu-2
1182:H-20
1060:J-11
1054:J-12
1047:J-13
1041:J-15
1026:J-20
1016:and
988:JH-7
983:FC-1
978:J-10
963:J-16
958:J-15
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938:and
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780:JH-7
757:H-20
605:NATO
404:ISBN
238:4 ×
145:H-6I
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