Shenyang J-8 (NATO code "Finback")
Variants (first takeoff):
J-8 (Finback-A)-basic variant, day fighter (5 July 1969)
J-8 I- upgraded variant with new radar (24 April 1981)
J-8 IE - upgraded J-8 I with improved radar and avionics
JZ-8 - a reconnaissance variant based on the basic J-8
J-8ACT - test version equipped with fly-by-wire control (24 June 1990)
J-8 II (Finback-B) - radical upgrade with two air traps and new radar (12 June 1984)
J-8B - J-8 II modernization, improved avionics (11/1989)
J-8D - J-8B with air refueling capability (11/21/1990)
F-8 IIM - prototype export variant of the J-8B with Russian Zhukov radar and R-27/AA-10 missiles (1996)
J-8 IIACT (BW-2) - test aircraft with fly-by-wire control (1988)
J-8 III (J-8C) - upgraded version with fly-by-wire control and WP-14 engines. Development interrupted by prototype crash
J-8H - upgraded J-8D with KLJ-1 radar and WP-13B engines (12/1998)
J-8F - modernization of J-8D with improved fire control system, possibility of using Russian radars (2000)
Variants (first takeoff):
J-8 (Finback-A)-basic variant, day fighter (5 July 1969)
J-8 I- upgraded variant with new radar (24 April 1981)
J-8 IE - upgraded J-8 I with improved radar and avionics
JZ-8 - a reconnaissance variant based on the basic J-8
J-8ACT - test version equipped with fly-by-wire control (24 June 1990)
J-8 II (Finback-B) - radical upgrade with two air traps and new radar (12 June 1984)
J-8B - J-8 II modernization, improved avionics (11/1989)
J-8D - J-8B with air refueling capability (11/21/1990)
F-8 IIM - prototype export variant of the J-8B with Russian Zhukov radar and R-27/AA-10 missiles (1996)
J-8 IIACT (BW-2) - test aircraft with fly-by-wire control (1988)
J-8 III (J-8C) - upgraded version with fly-by-wire control and WP-14 engines. Development interrupted by prototype crash
J-8H - upgraded J-8D with KLJ-1 radar and WP-13B engines (12/1998)
J-8F - modernization of J-8D with improved fire control system, possibility of using Russian radars (2000)