Harbin SH-5
| SH-5 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Maritime patrol amphibian/air-sea rescue |
| Manufacturer | Harbin Aircraft Factory |
| First flight | 3 April 1976[1] |
| Introduction | 1986 |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
| Produced | 1984-1985 |
| Number built | 7[2] |
TheHarbin SH-5(Chinese:Thủy oanh ngũ hình;pinyin:Shuǐhōng wǔxíng;lit.'water bomb type 5', where "Thủy oanh" is short forThủy thượng oanh tạc cơ;Shuǐshàng hōngzhàjī;'seaborne bomber') is a Chinesemaritime patrolamphibious aircraftintended for a wide range of duties, includingaerial firefighting,anti-submarine warfare(ASW) andair-sea rescue(ASR). One prototype and six production aircraft have been built.
Design and development
[edit]Research to build a seaplane capable of replacingBeriev Be-6sin service was initiated by the PLANAF in 1968, with designers reassigned from "Objective 3/17", a supersonic canard-wing fighter project. The first prototype flew in 1976; further units were delivered between 1986 and 1990.
Variants
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- SH-5B Firefighter
- One SH-5 was rebuilt for firefighting duties.[2]
- However, by a Chinese source, there were total of 7 SH-5 were produced: 3 SH-5X Prototype, 3 Maritime patrol aircraft, and 1 SH-B Firefighter.[3]
Operators
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- People's Liberation Army Naval Air Forcereceived 4 aircraft in 1986.[2]All are operated by thePeople's Liberation Army NavyNorth Sea Fleetfrom an aircraft base nearQingdao,Shandongprovince.[4]
Specifications (SH-5)
[edit]Data fromJane's Aircraft Recognition Guide,[5]Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89[6]
General characteristics
- Crew:8
- Capacity:10,000 kg (22,000 lb) maximum payload (cargo), 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) maximum weapons load
- Length:38.9 m (127 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan:36 m (118 ft 1 in)
- Height:9.79 m (32 ft 1 in)
- Wing area:144 m2(1,550 sq ft)
- Empty weight:25,000 kg (55,116 lb) SAR (Search And Rescue) and Transport
- 26,500 kg (58,400 lb) ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
- Gross weight:36,000 kg (79,366 lb)
- Max takeoff weight:45,000 kg (99,208 lb)
- Fuel capacity:16,500 kg (36,400 lb) max
- Powerplant:4 ×Dongan WJ5A turboprop engines, 2,350 kW (3,150 hp) each
- Propellers:4-bladed constant speed reversible propellers, 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed:560 km/h (350 mph, 300 kn)
- Cruise speed:450 km/h (280 mph, 243 kn) maximum
- Min Patrol speed:230 km/h (120 kn; 140 mph)
- Take-off speed (water):160 km/h (86 kn; 99 mph)
- Landing speed (water):92 km/h (50 kn; 57 mph)
- Range:4,756 km (2,955 mi, 2,568 nmi) with maximum fuel
- Endurance:15 hours on two engines
- Service ceiling:10,250 m (33,630 ft) service ceiling
- Rate of climb:9 m/s (1,800 ft/min)
- Wing loading:250 kg/m2(51 lb/sq ft) at 36,000 kg (79,000 lb)
- 312.5 kg/m2(64 lb/sqft) at 45,000 kg (99,000 lb)
- Power/mass:0.302 kW/kg (0.184 hp/lb) at 36,000 kg (79,000 lb)
- 0.242 kW/kg (0.147 hp/lb) at 45,000 kg (99,000 lb)
- Take-off run (water):548 m (1,798 ft)
- Landing run (water):240 m (790 ft)
Armament
- Hardpoints:4 with a capacity of 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) ofC-101ASMs, ASW torpedoes, depth charges; mines; bombs
Avionics
Doppler search radar in nose radome; MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector) boom extending from the tail of the fuselage
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- Notes
- ^John Pike."PS-5 / SH-5 - Shuishang Hongzhaji (Maritime Bomber)".Archivedfrom the original on 25 April 2015.Retrieved4 February2015.
- ^abc"The Shin Meiwa PS-1 / US-1 / US-2 & Harbin SH-5 Flying Boats".Archivedfrom the original on 28 December 2014.Retrieved4 February2015.
- ^"Mỗ hình thủy thượng phi cơ thủy động lực tính năng sổ trị nghiệm chứng nghiên cứu".Archivedfrom the original on 4 February 2015.Retrieved4 February2015.
- ^"shenzhou_01".SinoDefence.Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2013.Retrieved4 February2015.
- ^Rendall, David (1995).Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide.Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers. pp.505.ISBN978-0-00-470980-2.
- ^John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988).Jane's all the World's Aircraft.London: Jane's information Group.ISBN0-7106-0867-5.
- Bibliography
- Rendall, David (1995).Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide.Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers. pp.505.ISBN978-0-00-470980-2.
- John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988).Jane's all the World's Aircraft.London: Jane's information Group.ISBN0-7106-0867-5.
- The Harbin SH-5
- Mỗ hình thủy thượng phi cơ thủy động lực tính năng sổ trị nghiệm chứng nghiên cứuArchived2015-02-04 at theWayback Machine
- PS-5 / SH-5 - Shuishang Hongzhaji (Maritime Bomber)
- SH-5 Amphibious Aircraft,Chinese Defence Today