Hanshin ZF-7 Typhoon

Hanshin ZF-7 Typhoon
The ZF-7E, the single-seat multirole variant, in flight.
Role	Multirole fighter, Air superiority fighter
National origin	Zhenia
Manufacturer	Hanshin Aerospace Corporation
First flight	1976
Introduction	1981
Primary user	Republic of Zhenia Air Force, Republic of Zhenia Navy
Produced	1981-Present
Number built	1,411 (2019)
Variants	See Variants

The ZF-7 Typhoon (Zhenian designation: ZF-7 태풍) is a Zhenian twin-tail, twin-engine multirole and air superiority fighter designed and built by Hanshin Aerospace Corporation. Although initially designed primarily for air superiority missions, it has also become a multirole fighter for all-weather and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions, leveraging its large range and payload as well as its avionics.

Variants

ZF-7A

Initial single-seater variant with limited air-to-surface warfare capacity.

ZF-7B

Twin-seater variant originally designed for conversion operation training. Became the basis of the ZF-7D, F, G variants.

ZF-7C

ZF-7D

ZF-7E

ZF-7F

ZF-7G

ZF-7S

Single-seater naval variant for operations on aircraft carriers, with arresting gear, folding wings, and reinforced airframe among other changes.

Operators

Current Operators

• Republic of Zhenia Air Force

Specifications (ZF-7E)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21.89 m (71.8 ft) ()
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft) ()
• Height: 5.92 m (19.4 ft) ()
• Wing area: 62.1 m² (671.0 ft²)
• Empty weight: 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) ()
• Loaded weight: 22,900 kg (50,500 lb) ()
• Max. takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,000 lb) ()
• Powerplant: 2 × Li-Jien Dynamics AE-350S-160 afterburning turbofan
  • Dry thrust: 89.3 kN (20,100 lbf) each () each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 160 kN (36,000 lbf) each () each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  
  • At altitude: Mach 2.4 (2,963.5 km/h)
  • At sea level: Mach 1.25 (1,543.5 km/h)
• Combat radius: 1,890 km ()
• Ferry range: 5,600 km () with two external fuel tanks
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft) ()
• Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/mim (254 m/s)
• Wing loading: 368.7 kg/m² (75.25 lbs/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 1.42 max (clean, full afterburner)
• Maximum G-load: +9/-3 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 x Jinmu GA-20 20 mm autocannon, with
• Hardpoints: 18 hardpoints (2 wingtip, 6 under-wing, 2 center line, 8 fuselage) with a capacity of 10,000 kg and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Other: Drop tanks