Nanchang Q-5 Fantan

Origin

China

Type

close-support fighter with secondary air combat capability

Max Speed

642 kt / 739 mph

Max Range

2,000 km / 1,243 miles

Dimensions

span 9.68 m / 31 ft 9 in length 15.65 m / 51 ft 4.25 in height 4.33 m / 14 ft 2.75 in

Weight

empty 6,375 kg / 14,054 lb max. take-off 11,830 kg / 26,080 lb

Powerplant

two 3250-kg (7,165-lb) afterburning thrust Shenyang WP-6 (Tumanskii R-9BF811) turbojets

Armament

two 23-mm Type 23-2K cannon with 100 rounds per gun; provision for 2000 kg (4,409 Ib) of disposable stores, including AAMs, free-fall bombs, cluster bombs, rocket-launcher pods, napalm tanks, drop tanks and ECMS pods, on 10 external hardpoints

Operators:

Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan