Nanchang Q-5 - Specifications (Q-5D)

Specifications (Q-5D)

Data from Wilson

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
• Height: 4.33 m (14 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 27.95 m² (300.9 ft²)
• Empty weight: 6,375 kg (14,050 lb)
• Loaded weight: 9,486 kg (20,910 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 11,830 kg (26,080 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Liming Wopen-6A turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 29.42 kN (6,614 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 36.78 kN (8,267 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.12 (653 knots, 752 mph)
• Range: 2,000 km (1,100 NM, 1,200 mi (1,900 km))
• Combat radius:
  
  • On lo-lo-lo mission: 400 km (220 NM, 250 mi) with maximum payload
  • On hi-lo-hi mission: 600 km (320 NM, 370 mi (600 km))
• Service ceiling: 16,500 m (54,133.9 ft)
• Rate of climb: 103 m/s (20,300 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 423.3 kg/m² (86.7 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.63

Armament

• Guns: 2× Norinco Type 23-2K 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon, 100 rounds per gun
• Hardpoints: 10 (4× under-fuselage, 6× under-wing) with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
• Rockets: 57 mm, 90 mm, 130 mm unguided rocket pods
• Missiles: PL-2, PL-5, PL-7 air-to-air missiles
• Bombs:
  
  • 50 kg, 150 kg, 250 kg, 500 kg unguided bombs
  • BL755 cluster bombs
  • Matra Durandal anti-runway bombs
• Others:
  • Fuel tanks: 105 gal, 200 gal, 300 gal