On April 27, the first prototype of the two-seat JF-17B Thunder multi-role fighter performed its maiden flight at Chengdu, China. This version was unveiled by CAC/CATIC at the 2013 Paris Air Show and thereafter the design evolved. Most obviously, the new aircraft features not only a second, aft cockpit and a dorsal spine accommodating the relocated avionics, but also has a slightly taller and more prominently swept tailfin: features that change the look of the fighter from the single-seat variant.
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