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Nanchang Q-5 is a ground-attack aircraft originating in China. It was built by Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co.. Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Myanmar Air Force.
ChinaGround-attack aircraft
China
Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co.
In service with the Myanmar Air Force
People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Myanmar Air Force
1,300 (approx.)
1969–2012
1970
4 July 1965
2017 by PLA Air Force 2011 by Pakistan Air Force 2015 by Bangladesh Air Force
Shenyang J-6
1
15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)
9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
4.33 m (14 ft 2 in)
27.95 m 2 (300.9 sq ft)
6,375 kg (14,054 lb)
9,486 kg (20,913 lb)
11,830 kg (26,081 lb)
2 × Liming Wopen-6A afterburning turbojet engines, 29.42 kN (6,610 lbf) thrust each dry, 36.78 kN (8,270 lbf) with afterburner
1,190 km/h (740 mph, 640 kn)
2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)
400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi) lo-lo-lo with maximum payload
16,500 m (54,100 ft)
103 m/s (20,300 ft/min)
423.3 kg/m 2 (86.7 lb/sq ft)
0.588
2× Norinco Type 23-2K 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon , 100 rounds per gun
10 (4× under-fuselage, 6× under-wing) with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:
57 mm, 90 mm, 130 mm unguided rocket pods
PL-2 , PL-5 , PL-7 air-to-air missiles
Fuel tanks: 400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)
400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)
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Nanchang Q-5 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
MyanmarReported count for Nanchang Q-5 · A-5C. Service scope: Myanmar Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 24. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SudanReported count for Nanchang Q-5 · A-5C. Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 20. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Myanmar Air Force
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