Chengdu X-7 Jian Fan Explained

The Chengdu X-7 Jian Fan (English: Sword Point) (X-7 - Xianji-7 - glider-7) is a Chinese basic trainer glider. First flying in 1966, at least 130 were built.

Design and development

The Chengdu X-7 is a two-seat basic training glider of glass-fibre construction, which first flew in October 1966. It is a high-winged monoplane with the wing braced to the pod-and-boom fuselage by single struts. The crew of two sit in tandem open cockpits, while the undercarriage is a non-retractable monowheel, with nose- and tailskids.^[1] 130 had been built by 1980.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83 . 1983. Jane's Publishing Company . London . 978-0-7106-0748-5. 588.
2. Book: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89 . 1988 . Jane's Information Group . London . 0-7106-0867-5 . John W.R. Taylor. 619.