Shenyang J-5

what is it?

The Shenyang J-5 (Chinese: 歼-5) (NATO reporting name Fresco) is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5 and was originally designated Dongfeng-101 (East Wind-101) and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 9.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 1,130 km/htop speed
• range 1,424 kmwithout refuelling
• size 6,000 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,820made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🏎️Top speed is 8.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,424 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.9× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1956-07-19

introduced

1957

retired

1992

status

still flying

number built

1,820

role

fighter aircraft

origin

🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

makers

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

engines

1× Wopen WP-5

crew

1

length

11.1 m

wingspan

9.6 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

6,000 kg

top speed

1,130 km/h

range

1,424 km

ceiling

16,500 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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