Testing of the L-15 is due to begin next year, while FTC-2000 flying is under way.
Hongdu assistant chief engineer Ding Zhaoping says that the L-15 is scheduled to fly in December 2005, kicking off a two-year flight-test programme that will involve three prototypes.
Guizhou senior engineer Tang Qi Rong says two FTC-2000 prototypes have completed 200 sorties, with certification due late next year and service entry in 2006.
Source: Flight International
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