J-11 Yinglong | |
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![]() A PLAAF J-11A | |
General information | |
Type | Air superiority fighter |
National origin | China / Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation |
Status | In active service |
Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
Number built | 442 (as of 2019[update])[1] |
History | |
Manufactured | 1998–present |
Introduction date | 1998 |
First flight | 1998 |
Developed from | Sukhoi Su-27 |
Developed into | Shenyang J-15 Shenyang J-16 |
The Shenyang J-11 (Chinese: 歼-11; NATO reporting name: Flanker B+), also known as Yinglong (simplified Chinese: 应龙; traditional Chinese: 應龍; pinyin: yìnglóng; lit. 'responsive dragon').[2] is a 4th generation twin-engine jet fighter of the People's Republic of China derived from the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27. It is manufactured by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC). The aircraft is operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF).