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79 relations: AIM-9 Sidewinder, Air data computer, Air-to-air missile, AMX International AMX, Anti-ship missile, Area rule, Attack aircraft, Autocannon, Avionics, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Air Force, Beijing, BL755, Bohai Bay, China, Close air support, Cluster munition, Cockpit, Data link, Ejection seat, Fan-Tan, Flight International, Forward air control, Fuselage, Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, Global Positioning System, Head-up display, Hongdu, HQ-12, Inertial navigation system, Italy, Jane's Defence Weekly, Jet engine, Korean People's Army Air Force, Laser rangefinder, List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Lu Xiaopeng, Martin-Baker, Matra Durandal, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, MIL-STD-1553, Myanmar, Myanmar Air Force, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, NACA airfoil, Nanchang J-12, NATO reporting name, No. 16 Squadron PAF, No. 26 Squadron PAF, No. 7 Squadron PAF, ... Expand index (29 more) »
- 1960s Chinese attack aircraft
- Nanchang aircraft
AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder ("AIM" for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile.
See Nanchang Q-5 and AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air data computer
An air data computer (ADC) or central air data computer (CADC) computes altitude, vertical speed, air speed, and Mach number from pressure and temperature inputs.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Air data computer
Air-to-air missile
Python family of AAM for comparisons, Python-5 (displayed lower-front) and Shafrir-1 (upper-back) An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft (including unmanned aircraft such as cruise missiles).
See Nanchang Q-5 and Air-to-air missile
AMX International AMX
The AMX International AMX is a ground-attack aircraft jointly developed by Brazil and Italy.
See Nanchang Q-5 and AMX International AMX
Anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM or ASM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Anti-ship missile
Area rule
The Whitcomb area rule, named after NACA engineer Richard Whitcomb and also called the transonic area rule, is a design procedure used to reduce an aircraft's drag at transonic speeds which occur between about Mach 0.75 and 1.2.
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Attack aircraft
An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pressing the attack.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Attack aircraft
Autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.
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Avionics
Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.
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Bangladesh Air Force
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bānlādēśh bimān bāhinī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
BL755
BL755 is a cluster bomb developed by Hunting Aircraft that contains 147 parachute-retarded high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) submunitions.
Bohai Bay
Bohai Bay is one of the three major bays of the Bohai Sea, the northwestern and innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Close air support
In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as aerial warfare actions—often air-to-ground actions such as strafes or airstrikes—by military aircraft against hostile targets in close proximity to friendly forces.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Close air support
Cluster munition
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Cluster munition
Cockpit
A cockpit or flight deck is the area, on the front part of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft.
Data link
A data link is a means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information (data communication).
See Nanchang Q-5 and Data link
Ejection seat
In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Ejection seat
Fan-Tan
Fan-Tan, or fantan is a gambling game long played in China.
Flight International
Flight International is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Flight International
Forward air control
Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Forward air control
Fuselage
The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County (ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥪᥒ ᥛᥣᥳ; Awa: gaeng mīex) is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.
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Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.
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Head-up display
A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints.
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Hongdu
Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Ltd. (HAIG), formerly China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation or CNAMC, is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military.
HQ-12
The KS-1 or Kaishan-1, military designation HQ-12 is the first Chinese surface-to-air missile to adopt a phased array radar.
Inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external references.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Jane's Defence Weekly
Jane's Defence Weekly (abbreviated as JDW) is a weekly magazine reporting on military and corporate affairs, edited by Peter Felstead.
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Jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion.
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Korean People's Army Air Force
The Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAF;; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea.
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Laser rangefinder
A laser rangefinder, also known as a laser telemeter, is a rangefinder that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Laser rangefinder
List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force is a list of aircraft no-longer in service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
See Nanchang Q-5 and List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
Lu Xiaopeng
Lu Xiaopeng (19 August 1920 – 16 October 2000) was a Chinese aircraft designer who spent most of his career at Hongdu Aviation (formerly Nanchang Aircraft).
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Martin-Baker
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is a British manufacturer of ejection seats and safety-related equipment for aviation.
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Matra Durandal
Named after a mythical medieval French sword, the Durandal is an anti-runway penetration bomb developed by the French company Matra (now MBDA), designed to destroy airport runways and exported to several countries.
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft. Nanchang Q-5 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 are mid-wing aircraft and twinjets.
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MIL-STD-1553
MIL-STD-1553 is a military standard published by the United States Department of Defense that defines the mechanical, electrical, and functional characteristics of a serial data bus.
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.
Myanmar Air Force
The Myanmar Air Force (တပ်မတော် (လေ)), known until 1989 as the Burmese Air Force, is the aerial branch of Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw.
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Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is an armed resistance group in the Kokang region of Myanmar (Burma).
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NACA airfoil
The NACA airfoil series is a set of standardized airfoil shapes developed by this agency, which became widely used in the design of aircraft wings.
See Nanchang Q-5 and NACA airfoil
Nanchang J-12
The Nanchang J-12 (Chinese: 歼-12) was a lightweight supersonic fighter built by the People's Republic of China, intended for use by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Nanchang Q-5 and Nanchang J-12 are Nanchang aircraft.
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NATO reporting name
NATO uses a system of code names, called reporting names, to denote military aircraft and other equipment used by post-Soviet states, former Warsaw Pact countries, China, and other countries.
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No. 16 Squadron PAF
No.
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No. 26 Squadron PAF
The No.
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No. 7 Squadron PAF
No.
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North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.
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Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.
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Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23
The Nudelman-Richter NR-23 is a Soviet autocannon widely used in military aircraft of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (پاک فِضائیہ|translit.
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People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.
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People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force or the People's Air Force, is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
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People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China.
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PL-2
The PL-2 is an infrared homing (IRH) air-to-air missiles (AAM) developed in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
PL-5
The PL-5 (霹雳-5) air-to-air missile (PL stands for Pi Li, "Thunderbolt" in Chinese, the generic designation for all PRC air-to-air missiles) is a short-range, Infrared homing missile used by Chinese fighters.
PL-7
The PL-7 is the PRC version of the French Magic R.550 air-to-air missile.
R.550 Magic
The R.550 Magic (backronym for Missile Auto-Guidé Interception et Combat) is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1965 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder, and it was made backwards compatible with the Sidewinder launch hardware.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
Radar warning receiver
Radar warning receiver (RWR) systems detect the radio emissions of radar systems.
See Nanchang Q-5 and Radar warning receiver
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins, Inc. was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers.
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Shenyang J-6
The Shenyang J-6 (Chinese: 歼-6; designated F-6 for export versions; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft, the world's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft. Nanchang Q-5 and Shenyang J-6 are mid-wing aircraft and twinjets.
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SNEB
The SNEB rocket (Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments) is an unguided air-to-surface rocket projectile manufactured by the French company TDA Armements, designed for launch by attack aircraft and helicopters.
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.
Sudanese Air Force
The Sudanese Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya) is the air force operated by the Republic of the Sudan.
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Swept wing
A swept wing is a wing angled either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than perpendicular to the fuselage.
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Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait from 21 July 1995 to 23 March 1996.
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Transonic
Transonic (or transsonic) flow is air flowing around an object at a speed that generates regions of both subsonic and supersonic airflow around that object.
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Tumansky RD-9
The Tumansky RD-9 (initially designated Mikulin AM-5) was an early Soviet turbojet engine, not based on pre-existing German or British designs.
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Turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft.
Unguided bomb
An unguided bomb, also known as a free-fall bomb, gravity bomb, dumb bomb, or iron bomb, is an aircraft-dropped bomb (conventional or nuclear) that does not contain a guidance system and hence simply follows a ballistic trajectory.
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War in Darfur
The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, was a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups began fighting against the government of Sudan, which they accused of oppressing Darfur's non-Arab population.
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Xi'an JH-7
The Xi'an JH-7 (– fighter-bomber; NATO reporting name Flounder), also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard, is a Chinese tandem two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), and the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Nanchang Q-5 and Xi'an JH-7 are twinjets.
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Yunnan
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
See Nanchang Q-5 and 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
See also
1960s Chinese attack aircraft
- Nanchang Q-5
Nanchang aircraft
- Nanchang CJ-6
- Nanchang J-12
- Nanchang Q-5
- Nanchang Q-6
References
Also known as Fantan A5, Fantan Q-5, NAMC Q-5, Nanchang A-5, Nanchang A-5C, Q-5 Fantan, Shenyang F-9, State Aircraft Factory Nanchang Q-5.