The Chengdu J-7 (Chinese: 歼-7; third generation export version F-7; NATO reporting name: Fishcan[1]) is a Chinese fighter aircraft. It is a license-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, and thus shares many similarities with that aircraft. [2] .

Due to the inherent difference between the J-7E and its successor the J-7G, not all of the approximately three dozen improvements the J-7G has over the J-7E could be retrofitted to the J-7E during its upgrade cycle.

There are 34 photos of Version Chengdu J-7GB for Aircraft Generic Type Chengdu J-7/F-7 in the Airliners.net database.

Sep 14, 2022 · J-7G - Improved J-7E; new KLJ-6E PD radar facility; improved engine performance; helmet-mounted sights; 1 x 30mm cannon.

The following is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Chengdu J-7, which differed considerably between models in its 48 years of its production run. Production of the J-7 ceased after delivering of 16 F-7BGIs to the Bangladesh Air Force in 2013. Production of the J-7 lasted...

The Chengdu J-7 is a Chinese license-built version of the Russian supersonic jet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. The aircraft was produced from 1965 to 2013 and remains in service mostly as an interceptor aircraft in various air forces, which includes the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

Entering production in 1965, the Chengdu J-7 was at the time China's most capable fighter - a simple single engine platform reverse engineered from the Soviet MiG-21 which would come to form the mainstay of Chinese aerial warfare capabilities for almost 30 years.

Apr 1, 2006 · J-7GB has jonit 1st August Aerial Demo Team since last year, replacing J-7EB. - Photo taken at Tianjin - Yangcun in China on April 1, 2006.

The J-7I is an improved J-7 now handled by Chendgu and introduced in the 1970s. A variable air intake was installed on the original fixed version, and the 2 x 30mm guns completed the standard armament installation.