Unfortunately for the Chinese pilots, that turned out to be a pretty inauspicious combat debut for their fighter, losing 31 of their own versus only two of their adversary's jets. The MiG-17 was ...

Like the MiG, the JF-17 uses an engine of Russian origin, the RD-39, a variant developed from the RD-33 used by the MiG-35. The Chinese fighter, however, is lighter and less capable of carrying ...