Talk:Hongdu JL-8

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This plane bears a strong superficial resemblance to the BAE Hawk - is it a license-built copy? (Mmartins 02:03, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC))

A copy, yes. Licence-built, no. Impi 17:24, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I should probably clarify. While the Hawk was evidently a baseline from which the Hongdu designers began, it's wrong to say that the JL-8 is a direct copy of the Hawk. More like it's what the Hawk would have been had it decided to remain cheap and simple instead of becoming the advanced Lead-In Fighter Trainer it is today. — Impi 10:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Why JL-8 is a copy of Hawk? Could you give any evidence? JL-8 is more like a revive of Shenyang JJ-1 which was cancelled in 1958, since Hongdu had a close tie to Shenyang in 1950s-1960s. German wiki has a picture of JJ-1 [1]. Sinolonghai 22:30, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Czech connection?

Looks like an L-39 Albatros rip-off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:45, 16 January 2008 (UTC)