Jabarkan Operator dari Hongdu JL-8

Tiongkok: People's Liberation Army Air Force - 30

Mesir: Egyptian Air Force - 80

Maroko: Royal Moroccan Air Force - 20

Myanmar: Myanmar Armed Forces - 12

Namibia: Namibia Defense Force - 4

Pakistan: Pakistan Air Force - 30

Srilanka: Sri Lanka Air Force - 6 ( 3 hancur dalam oleh serangan LTTE )

Zambia: Zambian Defence Force - 8

Zimbabwe: Air Force of Zimbabwe - 12

Rated power: 3600 lbf max static thrust at sea level

SFC: 0.502 lb/lbf.h (Max static thrust)

Air flow: 115 lb/s (take-off and max continuous)

Engine net weight: 812 lb

Normal take-off weight: 3700 kg

Internal fuel capacity: 780 kg

Max take-off weight: 4332 kg

Max level speed: 800 km/h

Rate of climb at sea level: 30 m/s

Ferry range (with drop tanks): 2140 km

Max endurance (with drop tanks): 4.2 h

Take-off ground run: 440 m

Landing ground run: 530 m

Limit load factor: +7.33/-3.0 g

Donald, David and Lake, Jon, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft (2000) p. 391-392. NY: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 0-7607-2208-0