JH-7A is the first aircraft designed with CAD or CAM CATIA V.5 software. The JH-7A is an upgraded version of the original JH-7 aircraft. The JH-7 fighter bomber has four variants namely JH-7A, JH-7B, FBC-1 Flying Leopard and FBC-1A Flying Leopard II. The aircraft can operate day and night in all weather conditions. About 70 JH-7 aircraft are currently operational worldwide.
The maiden flight was completed in December 1988 and the aircraft entered into service in 1992. The export version of two seat JH-7 fighter is known as the FBC-1 (Fighter Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard.
It was built to replace the Chinese ageing fleet of Harbin H-5 and Nanchang Q-5 aircraft. Xian JH-7 or Jian Hong-7 is a twin engine, lightweight fighter bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Xian Aircraft Industry Corporation, China to meet the requirements of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
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