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|manufacturer  = Sangnam Aircraft Design Bureau
|manufacturer  = Sangnam Aircraft Design Bureau
|image          = Sangnam JS-12 Variants png.png
|image          = Sangnam JS-12 Variants png.png
|caption        = Major JS-12 variants
|caption        = Main JS-12 variants (note the conformal fuel tanks on the C model)
|national origin = {{flag|Daekan}}  
|national origin = {{flag|Daekan}}  
|first flight  = 12 August 1992
|first flight  = 12 August 1992
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|unit cost      = $24+ million (2019)
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The '''Sangnam JS-12''' (전투기, 상남 12; Jeontugi, Sangnam 12; Fighter, Sangnam (Bureau) 12) is a single-engine, lightweight multirole fighter aircraft in the delta and canard configuration, developed and produced by the Sangnam Aircraft Design Bureau for the [[Daekanese People's Army Air Force]]. It entered service in 1995 and forms the backbone of the DPAAFs frontline fighter units alongside the heavier [[Anseon JA-15]].
==Origins and development==
==Design==
===Airframe===
===Engines===
===Electronics and Avionics===
==Operational history==
==Variants==
*'''W-012-1:''' Prototype variant. It did not feature canards
*'''W-012-2:''' Second prototype variant. Canards were added and the ventral fins were extended
*'''JS-12A:''' Initial production variant, featuring the LS-78 pulse-doppler radar and Yolam-52A engine.
*'''JS-12P:''' Two-seat variant of the JS-12A.
*'''JS-12B:''' Upgraded variant introduced in 2006. Includes a larger nose cone to accommodate the new LS-86 pulse-doppler radar, modified vertical stabilizer with housing for an extensive avionics and ECM suite, the more powerful Yolam-60 engine, as well as extended engine cover. Has the capacity to mount conformal fuel tanks.
*'''JS-12PB:''' Two-seat variant of the JS-12B
*'''JS-12C:''' Latest variant, introduced in 2014. It features a slightly enlarged cockpit for better visibility, lighter and stealthier diverterless supersonic inlets, modified wings with extended leading-edge slats and wingtip hardpoints for missiles. Additionally, it has an improved avionics suite, the upgraded Yolam-60B engine and the new LS-92 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
==Specifications (JS-12B)==
[[File:Sangnam JS-9A wiki 1.png|500px|right]]
[[File:Sangnam JS-9B wiki 1.png|500px|right]]
[[File:Sangnam JS-9C wiki 1 .png|500px|right]]
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**Air-to-air missiles:
***[[BL-8]] IR SRAAM
***[[BL-13]] SARH/ARH MRAAM
***[[BL-14]] IR SRAAM
***[[BL-16]] ARH MRAAM
***[[BL-17]] ARH LRAAM
**Air-to-surface missiles
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***MP series of dumb bombs (250 kg and 500 kg bombs)
***YP-5 laser guided bomb
***GP-7 glide bomb
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***LP-20 rocket pod
***LP-32 rocket pod
***Various fuel tanks (up to 3)
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Revision as of 13:41, 4 May 2020

Sangnam JS-12
Sangnam JS-12 Variants png.png
Main JS-12 variants (note the conformal fuel tanks on the C model)
General information
Type fighter, Multirole Fighter
ManufacturerSangnam Aircraft Design Bureau
StatusIn service
History
Manufactured1992-today
Introduction date23 May 1995

The Sangnam JS-12 (전투기, 상남 12; Jeontugi, Sangnam 12; Fighter, Sangnam (Bureau) 12) is a single-engine, lightweight multirole fighter aircraft in the delta and canard configuration, developed and produced by the Sangnam Aircraft Design Bureau for the Daekanese People's Army Air Force. It entered service in 1995 and forms the backbone of the DPAAFs frontline fighter units alongside the heavier Anseon JA-15.

Origins and development

Design

Airframe

Engines

Electronics and Avionics

Operational history

Variants

  • W-012-1: Prototype variant. It did not feature canards
  • W-012-2: Second prototype variant. Canards were added and the ventral fins were extended
  • JS-12A: Initial production variant, featuring the LS-78 pulse-doppler radar and Yolam-52A engine.
  • JS-12P: Two-seat variant of the JS-12A.
  • JS-12B: Upgraded variant introduced in 2006. Includes a larger nose cone to accommodate the new LS-86 pulse-doppler radar, modified vertical stabilizer with housing for an extensive avionics and ECM suite, the more powerful Yolam-60 engine, as well as extended engine cover. Has the capacity to mount conformal fuel tanks.
  • JS-12PB: Two-seat variant of the JS-12B
  • JS-12C: Latest variant, introduced in 2014. It features a slightly enlarged cockpit for better visibility, lighter and stealthier diverterless supersonic inlets, modified wings with extended leading-edge slats and wingtip hardpoints for missiles. Additionally, it has an improved avionics suite, the upgraded Yolam-60B engine and the new LS-92 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Specifications (JS-12B)

Sangnam JS-9A wiki 1.png
Sangnam JS-9B wiki 1.png
Sangnam JS-9C wiki 1 .png

General characteristics

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,336 km/h, 1,451 mph) at high altitude/ 1,110 km/h (690 mph) at low altitude
  • Range: 1,550 km (837 nmi, 963 mi) with drop tanks ()
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 310 m/s (61,020 ft/min)

Armament

  • Guns: Provision for 2× 27 mm CR-127 cannon, 130 rounds per gun
  • Hardpoints: Total of 11: 6 under-wing, 4 under-fuselage, 1 centerline; with a capacity of 7,300 kg (16,093 lb) external fuel and ordnance (C variants have two additional wingtip hardpoints)  and provisions to carry combinations of:
    • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
    • Air-to-surface missiles
    • Bombs:
      • MP series of dumb bombs (250 kg and 500 kg bombs)
      • YP-5 laser guided bomb
      • GP-7 glide bomb
    • Other:
      • LP-20 rocket pod
      • LP-32 rocket pod
      • Various fuel tanks (up to 3)

Avionics
TBA