Saturday, October 27, 2012

End of an era -- Nanchang ends its production of Q-5 ground-attack aircraft after 44 years.

After extending the production line to cover a limited run on the J model twin-seater trainer, Nanchang finally closes its Q-5 offerings for good. 


http://war.163.com/12/1027/10/8EQM4B0J00014OMD.html
10月25日,中航工业洪都举行最后一架强五飞机总装交付仪式。
强五飞机是新中国研制的第一代超音速强击机,屡建战功,成为空军主力机种之一。1958年8月强五飞机正式在南昌飞机制造公司上马,陆孝彭任总设计师,1965年强五原型机首飞,1968年投产,至今已有44年。
强五系列飞机于1985年获得国家科技进步特等奖,成为享誉国际的“亚洲明星”。强五研制过程中凝炼的“强五精神”激励着一代代航空人为祖国航空事业奋进不息。



Saturday, January 29, 2011

Q-5J twin-seater trainer

Q-5J (30093 and 30094) twin-seater trainer of the 82nd Attack Regiment, 28th Attack Division, post for photo after replacing the old JJ-6 that has been in service for more than 30 years.   In addition to a new fleet of "modern" fighters, the PLAAF is also procuring more specialized training assets -- a trend that is ignored by some of the PLA watchers out there. 




1 comment:

anno said...

I had no idea that Q-5s are still being produced, thought all Q-5 production ended around the time when J-6s ended their service a few years ago. Will Q-5J be used as intermediate training asset for ground attacker pilots? Ie. K-8 -> Q-5J -> JH-7