Shenyang BA-5

The Shenyang BA-5 was a target drone developed in the People's Republic of China, from Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis fighters withdrawn from manned use at the end of their service life.

BA-5
Role Target drone
National origin People's Republic of China (PRC)
Manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory
Primary user PLAAF (People's Liberation Army Air Force)
Developed from Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis / J-2 - (Jianjiji-2)

Guidance and control equipment was installed in the cockpit in lieu of the ejection seat, with the BA-5 being used for the training of fighter pilots and surface-to-air missile crews.

Operators
 People's Republic of China

Specifications (MiG-15bis/BA-5)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 0
  • Length: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 20.6 m2 (222 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3
  • Empty weight: 3,630 kg (8,003 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,015 kg (11,056 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,459 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 1,420 L (312.4 imp gal; 375.1 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level
1,033 km/h (558 kn; 642 mph) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
992 km/h (536 kn; 616 mph) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.87
  • Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
  • Range: 1,240 km (770 mi, 670 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min) at sea level
36.2 m/s (7,130 ft/min) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
21 m/s (4,100 ft/min) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 2 minutes
10,000 m (33,000 ft) in 5.2 minutes
  • Wing loading: 240.8 kg/m2 (49.3 lb/sq ft)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.00534 kN/kg (0.544 lbf/lb)

Avionics
Remote control / Radio command guidance equipment

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References
  1. Gordon, Yefim; Dmitry Komissarov (2009). OKB Mikoyan. Hinkley: Midland Publishing. ISBN 9781857803075.


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