NAMC Q-5 Fantan
NAMC Q-5 Fantan
Role:
Single-seat close air support and ground attack
aircraft, with air-to-air combat capability.
DESIGN FEATURES:
Mid-mounted sweptback wings with deep, full-chord fence
on each upper surface at mid-span; air intake on each
side of fuselage abreast of cockpit; twin jetpipes side
by side at rear with upper and lower pen-nib fairings
aft of nozzles; centre fuselage has area-ruled 'waist';
rear fuselage detachable aft of wing trailing-edge for
engine access; dorsal spine fairing; shallow ventral
strake under each jetpipe; all-swept tail surfaces.
Wings have 52 degrees 30' sweep at quarter-chord
and 4 degrees anhedral from roots; tailplane has 6
degrees 30' anhedral.
STRUCTURE:
Conventional all-metal stressed skin structure.
Multi-spar wings have three-point attachment to
fuselage; fuselage built in forward and rear portions.
LANDING GEAR:
Hydraulically retractable wide-track tricycle type,
with single wheel and oleo-pneumatic shock absorber on
each unit. Main units retract inward into wings,
non-steerable nosewheel forward into fuselage, rotating
through 87 degrees to lie flat in gear bay. Mainwheels
have size 830 x 205 mm tubeless tyres and disc brakes.
Tail braking parachute, deployed when aircraft is 1 m
(3.3 ft) above the ground, in bullet fairing beneath
rudder.
POWER PLANT:
Two Shenyang WP6 turbojets, each rated at 25.50 kN
(5732 lb st) dry and 31.87 kN (7165 lb st) with
afterburning, mounted side by side in rear of fuselage.
Improved WP6A engines (see A-5M entry for details)
available optionally. Lateral air intake, with small
splitter plate, for each engine. Hydraulically actuated
nozzles. Internal fuel in three forward and two rear
fuselage tanks with combined capacity of 3648 litres
(964 US gallons; 802.5 Imp gallons). Provision for
carrying a 760 litre (201 US gallon; 167 Imp gallon)
drop tank on each centre underwing pylon, to give max
internal/external fuel capacity of 5168 litres (1366 US
gallons; 1136.5 Imp gallons). When centre wing stations
are occupied by bombs, a 400 litre (105.7 US gallon; 88
Imp gallon) drop tank can be carried instead on each
outboard underwing pylon.
ACCOMMODATION:
Pilot only, under one-piece jettisonable canopy which
is hinged at rear and opens upward. Downward view over
nose, in level flight, is 13 degrees 30'. Low-speed
seat allows for safe ejection within speed range of
135-458 knots (250-850 km/h; 155-528 mph) at zero
height or above. Aircraft in Pakistan service have
Martin-Baker PKD10 zero/zero seats. Armour plating in
some areas of cockpit to protect pilot from
anti-aircraft gunfire. Cockpit pressurised and
air-conditioned.
AVIONICS:
Include CT-3 VHF com transceiver, WL-7 radio compass,
WG-4 low altitude radio altimeter, LTC-2 horizon gyro,
YD-3 IFF, Type 930 radar warning receiver (antenna in
fin-tip) and XS-6 marker beacon receiver. Combat camera
in small 'teardrop' fairing on starboard side of nose
(not on export models). 'Odd Rods' type IFF aerials
under nose on Q-5 variants, replaced on A-5C by a
single blade antenna. Space provision in nose and
centre- fuselage for additional or updated avionics,
including an attack radar.
ARMAMENT:
Internal armament consists of one 23 mm cannon (Norinco
Type 23-2K), with 100 rds, in each wingroot. Ten
attachment points normally for external stores: two
pairs in tandem under centre of fuselage, and three
under each wing (one inboard and two outboard of
mainwheel leg). Fuselage stations can each carry a 250
kg bomb (Chinese 250-2 or 250-3, US Mk 82 or Snakeye,
French Durandal, or similar). Inboard wing stations can
carry 6 kg or 25 lb practice bombs, or a pod containing
eight Chinese 57-2 (57 mm), seven 68 mm, or seven
Norinco 90-1 (90 mm) or four 130-1 (130 mm) rockets.
Centre wing stations can carry a 500 kg or 750 lb bomb,
a BL755 600 lb cluster bomb, a Chinese 250-2 or -3
bomb, US Mk 82 or Snakeye, French Durandal, or similar,
or a Chinese C-801 anti-shipping missile. Normal bomb
carrying capacity is 1000 kg (2205 lb), max capacity
2000 kg (4410 lb). Instead of bombs, centre wing
stations can each carry a 760 litre drop tank (see
Power Plant paragraph) or ECM pod. Outboard wing
stations can each be occupied by a 400 litre drop tank
(when the larger tank is not carried on the centre wing
station) or by air-to-air missiles such as PL-2, PL-2B,
PL-7, AIM-9 Sidewinder and Matra R.550 Magic.
Aircraft Measures:
Length: 51 ft., 4{1/4} in.
Height: 14ft., 2{3/4} in.
Wingspan: 31 ft., 10in
Loaded Weight:N/A
Aircraft Performance:
Maximum Speed: mach 1.5
Service Ceiling: 52,000 ft
Range: 1080 nm
Thrust:N/A