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Q-5D · Length
Single source15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Nanchang Q-5 | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | China[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co.[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with the Myanmar Air Force[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; Q-5D · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Q-5D · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Q-5D · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,375 kg (14,054 lb)[source]
9,486 kg (20,913 lb)[source]
11,830 kg (26,081 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceQ-5D · lo-lo-lo with maximum payload
Single source400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi) lo-lo-lo with maximum payload[source]
Q-5D · 2 × Liming Wopen-6A afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceQ-5D · with afterburner
Single source2 × Liming Wopen-6A afterburning turbojet engines, 29.42 kN (6,610 lbf) thrust each dry, 36.78 kN (8,270 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Myanmar Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 1,300 (approx.)[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1969–2012[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1970[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 4 July 1965[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2017 by PLA Air Force 2011 by Pakistan Air Force 2015 by Bangladesh Air Force[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-6[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Wing loading | 423.3 kg/m 2 (86.7 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.588[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2× Norinco Type 23-2K 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon , 100 rounds per gun[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 10 (4× under-fuselage, 6× under-wing) with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Rockets | 57 mm, 90 mm, 130 mm unguided rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | PL-2 , PL-5 , PL-7 air-to-air missiles[source] | — |
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| Others | Fuel tanks: 400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Fuel tanks | 400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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