
Originally Posted by
KingoftheHill
Neither the J-8 fighter nor JH-7 bomber has been exported. You can easily tell them apart by a few easy recognition features. JH-7 is a two seater, J-8 is a single seater. JH-7 has a F-5 type small and fixed air intake, J-8 has a MiG-23 type large variable intake. JH-7 has high wing layout and J-8 has low wing layout. JH-7's landing gear retract into the fuselage whereas the J-8's retract into the wings.