in 1985 China Government offer special deal to the Ayutthaya Air Force.F-7M Airguard Improved J-7II variant for export with western avionics.Total cost of 12 aircrafts (8 F-7M and 4 FT-7M) and 60 PL-7 air-to-air missiles( the PRC version of the French Magic R.550 missile) = $75 million
Relationship between two countries are very good. Ayutthaya plan to bought 6 Type 053H2 (Jianghu-III) Frigates,200 Type 69-II Tanks and 400 Type 85 AFV. However, in 1988 Burma bought 36 Fighter Aircrafts (F-7M Airguard) from China and 3 Romeo class submarines in the next year. So Ayutthaya protested by cancel all orders and stop to use Chinese weapons.
F-7M Airguard were stationed in the air force base near Cambodia. in 2000 the air force switch them to the Aggressor Squadron until now. all aircrafts have the maintenance services by Israel
Ayutthaya F-7M Airguard : Interceptor-Fighter Aircraft
General specifications:
Crew: 1
Length: 14.885 m (Overall) (48 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 8.32 m (27 ft 3½ in)
Height: 4.11 m (13 ft 5½ in)
Wing area: 24.88 m² (267.8 ft²)
Aspect ratio: 2.8:1
Empty weight: 5,292 kg (11,667 lb)
Loaded weight: 7,540 kg (16,620 lb) (two PL-2 or PL-7 air-to-air missiles)
Max. takeoff weight: 9,100 kg (20,062 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Liyang Wopen-13F afterburning turbojet
Dry thrust: 44.1 kN (9,921 lbf)
Thrust with afterburner: 64.7 kN (14,550 lbf)
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (2,200 km/h (1,189 knots, 1,375 mph)) IAS
Stall speed: 210 km/h (114 knots, 131 mph) IAS
Combat radius: 850 km (459 nmi, 528 mi) (air superiority, two AAMs and three drop tanks)
Ferry range: 2,200 km (1,187 nmi, 1,367 mi)
Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,420 ft)
Rate of climb: 195 m/s (38,386 ft/min)
Armament
Guns: 2× 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon, 60 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 5 in total - 4× under-wing, 1× centreline under-fuselage with a capacity of 2,000 kg maximum (up to 500 kg each)
Rockets: 55 mm rocket pod (12 rounds), 90 mm rocket pod (7 rounds)
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles: PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, K-13, Magic R.550, AIM-9
Bombs: 50 kg to 500 kg unguided bombs
Avionics
British Type 226 Skyranger radar
British Type 956 HUDAWAC
British Type 50-048-02 digitized air data computer
British Type 2032 camera gun
British AD-3400 secured radio
American Type 0101-HRA/2 radar altimeter