Nanchang A-5

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The Nanchang A-5 is a Chinese-built, twin-engine ground-attack and light bomber aircraft developed from the Shenyang J-6 fighter and exported to several countries for close air support roles.

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Label Occurrences
Nanchang Q-5 2
Nanchang A-5 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ground-attack aircraft
light bomber
aircraftType twin-engine jet
airIntakeConfiguration side-mounted intakes
armament bombs
internal guns
rockets
category Chinese attack aircraft
jet bombers
cockpitConfiguration tandem seating
countryOfOrigin China
crew 2
designedBy Lu Xiaopeng
designedFor low-level attack missions
designFeature derivative of MiG-19 airframe via Shenyang J-6
developedFrom Shenyang J-6
engineType turbojet
era Cold War
exportedTo Bangladesh
Myanmar
North Korea
Pakistan
firstFlight 1965
introduced 1970s
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
NATOReportingName Fantan
numberOfEngines 2
originLanguageName 强-5
primaryRole close air support
ground attack
propulsion afterburning turbojets
secondaryRole light bombing
serviceBranch Chinese Air Force
Chinese Naval Air Force
serviceEntry People's Liberation Army Air Force
linked to: Chinese Air Force
status retired from Chinese service
usedBy Bangladesh Air Force
Myanmar Air Force
North Korean Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
People's Liberation Army Air Force
linked to: Chinese Air Force

People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
wingConfiguration swept wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MiG-19 hasDerivative Nanchang Q-5
linked to: Nanchang A-5
Sudanese Air Force notableAircraft Nanchang Q-5
linked to: Nanchang A-5