Harbin SH-5
The Harbin SH-5 (Chinese: 水轰五型, where "水轰" is short for "水上轰炸机"(Shuishang Hongzhaji), literally "seaborne bomber") is a Chinese maritime patrol amphibious aircraft intended for a wide range of duties, including aerial firefighting, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (SAR). They are used for maritime and search and rescue operations. Only 6 units have been built not counting the prototype; all are in active service except one crashed on May 30, 2013.
One is outfitted as a firefighting plane.
Design and development
Research to build a seaplane capable of replacing Beriev Be-6s in service was initiated by the PLANAF in 1968, with designers overhauled 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
- SH-5
- The only production series, 1 prototype and 4 production aircraft built.
- SH-5A Maritime patrol aircraft
- Some SH-5's converted for ELINT duties.
- SH-5B Firefighter
- One SH-5 was rebuilt for firefighting duties.[3] It is designated as PS-5.
- However, by Chinese source,[4] there were total of 7 SH-5 were produced: 3 SH-5X Prototype, 3 Maritime patrol aircraft, and 1 SH-B Firefighter.
Operators
People's Republic of China
- Harbin Aircraft Factory has 2 aircraft built after 1986, delivered in 1990s.
Specifications (SH-5)
Data from Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide,[6] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89[7]
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: 556 km/h; 345 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 (33,629 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
four hardpoints; 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) warload; C-101 ASMs, 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
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
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