Shenyang fighter prototype ? (J-9, J-8ACT, J-8III or J-8C)

J-8ACT: In 1988, one J-8II airframe was converted into the J-8ACT an experimental fly-by-wire testbed for the J-10 program. The J-8ACT had a shorter fueslage and a pair of canards were affixed to the side of each intake and replaced older FBW technological demonstrators based on the older Shenyang J-6 and J-8I airframes. To date, no plans for a twin-seat J-8 design have been announced

8III/J-8C: Rumored new build model to be equipped with a canard, fly-by-wire control system, improved radar, and better engines

J-9: Chengdu J-9 was a designation assigned to a Chinese interceptor aircraft that never progressed beyond initial studies.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-9

http://www.airlinebuzz.com/forums/blog.php?b=32

http://www.plaaf.net/html/73/n-373.html

http://big5.eastday.com:82/gate/big5/mil.eastday.com/m/20080808/u1a3773292.html

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,40.0.html

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/j8/