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Aviation History
1998
1998 - 1984.PDF
MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY NAMC, Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Company, PO Box 5001-506, Nanchang, 330024 Jiangxi, China. Tel:+86 791 251 833, Fax+86 791 251 491, Telex:95068 NAMC CN A-5 FANTAN and shoulder intakes, and both length and on a new navigation/attack suite derived from DEVELOPED FROM the J-6 (Chinese-built wingspan is extended. The aircraft is known as systems developed for the AMX. This project Mikoyan MiG-19), the Q-5 attack aircraft first the A-5 in export service. has fallen into abeyance, flown in 1965. NAMC and Alenia developed an upgraded Customers: Bangladesh 20, China 700+, The aircraft has a redesigned front fuselage A-5M in the late 1980s. The upgrade focused North Korea 40, Pakistan 60. Power Thrust Thrust kW dry re-heat K-8 Karakorum 8 light attack/trainer turbofan/iet-powered 1 x AlliedSignal TFE7312 turbofan 15.57kN Range with max internal fuel Q-5C Fantan A-5C attack 2 x Liming WP6A military turbofans/jets 29.42kN36.78kN Span m 9.6 9.7 Length m 11.6 16.8 Max range km 2,202 2,000 Max speed kt 435kt M1.12 Ceiling Hardpoints ft 42.650 52,000 Payload kg Warload Crew Pax kg 2 943 1 2.000 Combat Endurance radius h/min km 4h 25min 600 Northrop Grumman Corporation, 1840 Century Park East.Los Angeles 90067-2199, California, USA; Tel:+1 310 553 6262, Fax:+1 310 201 3023, WWW www.northgrum.com A-10 THUNDERBOLT II NORTHROP TOOK over responsibility for support of the former Fairchild A-10 in 1987. Some 500 aircraft remain in service with the US Air Force and are being upgraded with night- vision and global-positioning capability. B-2 SPIRIT THE B-2 STEALTH bomber was declared operational in April 1997 with delivery of the 13th aircraft to the US Air Force. An opera tional force of 21 B-2 As is planned, the last air craft to be delivered in 2001. All will be upgrad ed to definitive Block 30 standard. The B-2 was first flown in July 1989. Intended as a nuclear bomber, a conventional capabilitywas added when a GPS-aided target ing system and 900kg munition become opera tional early in 1997. EA-6B PROWLER A TEAM LED BY Northrop Grumman was selected to upgrade the 120 EA-6Bs still in US Navy service to Improved Capability (ICAP) III standard, adding reactive jamming capability and installing new controls and displays. EA- 6Bs have replaced US Air Force EF-111 s in the tactical jamming role, with formation of the first joint squadron early in 1997. All aircraft have been upgraded to Block 89A standard, with improved computer, communications, naviga tion and electronic flight-instruments. The first test aircraft was flown in June 1997. Derived from the A-6, the EA-6B was first flown in May 1989, and 149 were built by Grumman for die US Navy and Marine Corps 54 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 29 July - 4 August 1998
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