fbpx
Wikipedia

Shenyang J-6

January 07, 2023

The Shenyang J-6 (Chinese: 歼-6; designated F-6 for export versions; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft, the world's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft.[1]

J-6/F-6
A J-6 fighter flight display at the 2010 Zhuhai Air Show
Role Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[1]
First flight 30 September 1959
Introduction 29 April 1962 (1964, practical type)
Retired Late 1990s (China)
Mid-2002 (Pakistan)
Status In service
Primary users People's Liberation Army Air Force
Pakistan Air Force (historical)
Korean People's Air Force
Bangladesh Air Force
Produced 1958–1986
Number built 4,500+ (including JJ-6 trainer)[1]
Developed from Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
Developed into Nanchang Q-5

Design and development

 

Although the MiG-19 had a comparatively short life in Soviet service, the Chinese came to value its agility, turning performance, and powerful cannon armament, and produced it for their own use between 1958 and 1981. While the basic Soviet-built MiG-19 has been retired from all nations, the Shenyang J-6 still flies for nine of its original 15 operators, however, in a very limited capacity. The J-6 airframe contributed to the Chinese ground attack version, the Q-5, which still flies for numerous nations.

The J-6 was considered "disposable" and was intended to be operated for only 100 flight hours (or approximately 100 sorties) before being overhauled. The Pakistan Air Force was often able to extend this to 130 hours with diligent maintenance.[2]

A number of J-6 based at Lianchen and Yantan-li bases appeared to have been converted into unmanned aircraft.[3] Work on unmanned J-6 was first reported in 2013.[4]

Description

 
BAF FT-6's Wopen WP-6A turbojet engines on display at Bangabandhu Military Museum, Bangladesh

The J-6 has a maximum speed at altitude of 1,540 km/h (960 mph), Mach 1.45. Service ceiling is 17,900 m (58,700 ft). Combat radius with two drop tanks is about 640 km (400 mi). The aircraft is powered by two Liming Wopen-6A (Tumansky R-9) turbojet engines. In addition to the internal cannon armament, most have provision for four wing pylons for up to 250 kg (550 lb) each, with a maximum ordnance load of 500 kg (1,100 lb). Typical stores include unguided bombs, 55 mm rocket pods, or PL-2/PL-5 (Chinese versions of Soviet K-13 (NATO AA-2 'Atoll') air-to-air missiles.

Operational history

Albania

Albanian Air Force J-6s replaced the J-5s on the border to intercept Yugoslav incursions into Albanian airspace. However, the J-6 was ineffective against the faster Yugoslav MiG-21 'Fishbed'. Once the F-7A became available, the J-6 was redeployed to protect Tirana. As of 2005 all Albanian fighters were grounded due to a lack of spare parts.

Pakistan

 
A retired Pakistani F-6 on display.

Between 1965–1980, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) received 260 F-6 fighters which went on to serve with 10 PAF squadrons at various times. During their service, Pakistani F-6s also underwent 140 modifications at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to improve its capabilities in the interceptor and close air support roles. These modifications included installation of Martin-Baker ejection seats, Gun cameras, Western Avionics, AIM-9B/J/P missiles, French 68mm SNEB rockets, underbelly "Gondola" fuel tanks and a special ground power unit to quickly start it's two engines in order to shorten scramble time.[5][6][7]

1971 Indo-Pakistani War

 
PAF Pilots from the No. 25 Squadron with a Shenyang F-6 in 1968

When the 1971 War broke out, the PAF had operationalized three F-6 squadrons which were the No. 11, No. 23 & No. 25 Squadrons. The F-6s of these squadrons collectively flew 945 sorties out of which 834 were combat ones.[5][6][7]

  • Air to Air Combat

Throughout the war, the F-6 flew 650 Air Defence sorties in which they shot down approximately 8 Indian warplanes while damaging 2 more.[5][8]

On 4 December 1971, Flight Lieutenant Javaid Latif of the No. 23 Squadron shot down an Su-7 over Risalewala Airfield while Flying Officer Qazi Javed of the No. 25 Squadron shot down a Hakwer Hunter over Mianwali Airfield.[7][6]

On 5 December 1971, Wing Commander Saad Hatmi (the Officer Commanding of the No. 25 Squadron) and his wingman Flight Lt. Shahid Raza shot down 2 Indian Hunters near Sakesar.[6][7]

On 7 December 1971,Flight Lt. Atiq Sufi of the No. 11 Squadron shot down an Su-7 near samba.[6][7]

On 8 December 1971, Wing Commander Hashmi shot down a Su-7 which was attacking the Risalewala Airfield.[9][6][7]

On 14 December 1971, Flight Lieutenant Amir Sharif of No. 11 Squadron claimed to have shot down a superior IAF Mig-21 over Shakargarh.[10][7][11]

  • Ground Attack

Moreover, the F-6 flew 184 Ground Attack sorties where their 3 x 30 mm guns and 57 mm S-5 rockets were particularly effective against Indian armour, military vehicles, bunkers, and troop concentrations. Their Close Air Support missions at Shakargarh were the most successful.[12][13][5]

At the end of the war, the PAF had lost two F-6s to ground fire while losing one F-6 to an Indian Su-7. An F-6 was also lost to friendly fire.[14][8]

Some notable Pakistani F-6 pilots are Mushaf Ali Mir who later became the PAF's Chief, Wajid Ali Khan who was taken as a POW after being shot down by Indian AAA, he later became a Member of the Parliament in Canada and Syed Manzoor ul Hassan Hashmi. The single-seat F-6 was retired from the Pakistan Air Force in 2002 and replaced with the Chengdu F-7P/PG aircraft.[5][7]

Vietnam War

The supersonic speed advantage provided by the MiG-21's more modern turbojet engine was found to be not as useful in combat as originally thought, because aerial dogfights at the time were conducted almost entirely at subsonic speeds. The J-6 (and hence the MiG-19 too) was found to be more manoeuvrable than the MiG-21 and, although slower, its acceleration during dogfights was considered adequate. The North Vietnamese Air Force fielded at least one unit of J-6s during the war, the 925th Fighter Regiment, beginning in 1969.[15]

Somalia

Somalia ordered at least eleven F-6Cs and two FT-6s in 1979.[16] Deliveries started in 1980.[17] They were used during border skirmishes with Ethiopia in 1981, and they also saw combat during the Somali Rebellion, in the second half of the 1980s and until 1991.[18]

Sudan

Twelve F-6 fighters and two FT-6 trainers were reportedly delivered to the Sudanese Air Force, starting in 1973. Moreover, twelve F-6Cs were delivered between 1981 and 1983. Another batch of twelve F-6Cs might have been acquired in 1990, as well as two FT-6s in 2001.[19] Sudanese F-6s participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War, from the 1980s to the early 1990s.[20] One F-6 was claimed shot down by the rebels in 1988, and two more in the autumn of 1991.[21]

Uganda-Tanzania War

The Tanzania Air Force Command received its first batch of twelve F-6s starting in June 1973.[22] An additional twelve F-6Cs and up to four FT-6s were also delivered in 1982.[23] Tanzanian F-6s participated in the 1978–1979 Uganda-Tanzania War. However, they aren't known to have been involved in any air-to-air combats.[24]

Zambia

Twelve F-6s were delivered to the Zambian Air Force, probably between 1976 and 1978.[25] On 8 June 1980, Zambian F-6s intercepted and shot down an Angolan Yakovlev Yak-40, under unknown circumstances.[26]

Kampuchea-Vietnam War

 
Shenyang J-6 fighter at Vietnamese People's Air Force Museum, Hanoi

In the era of Khmer Rouge control of Cambodia (1975–1979), Chinese-supplied Khmer J-6s participated in Kampuchea-Vietnamese border clashes for ground attacks. During the Vietnamese invasion in 1978, the Cambodian aircraft were reluctant to take-off to intercept the Vietnamese ones, thus the Vietnamese captured a number of J-6s and put them on public display.

Iran–Iraq War

During the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War, both sides deployed J-6 fighter jets. Documents from the US Defense Intelligence Agency released under the Freedom of Information Act (United States) on Chinese arms sales to Iran reveal that between 1980 and 1987 China delivered 100 J-6 fighter jets to Iran.[27] Iraq's J-6 fighters were transferred from the Egyptian Air Force. Most missions J-6s performed during the Iran-Iraq War were air-to-ground attack.[28]

Variants

 
F-6A
 
F-6B
 
Two-seat FT-6
  • Shenyang J-6 – (a.k.a. Type 59, Dongfeng-102, Product 47 and F-6) Despite having no suffix to the designation, the J-6 appeared after the initial production of the J-6A had begun. The J-6 was equivalent, but not identical, to the MiG-19S.[1]
  • Shenyang J-6A – (a.k.a. Type 59A, Dongfeng-103, Jianjiji-6 Jia) – Early production from 1958 to 1960 was sub-standard and not accepted by the PLAAF. Production was halted, the jigs scrapped, and production restarted with assistance from the USSR. The J-6A was equivalent to the MiG-19P. The maiden flight was made by Wang Shuhuai on 17 December 1958. Only around 100 aircraft from this version were produced. It was reported that the J-6A never actually passed the PLAAF's tests. The planes were of little operational value and suffered from quality issues, flight characteristics were much lower than those of the J-6.[1]
  • Shenyang J-6A – Production of the J-6 restarted after new assembly jigs, and other assistance, acquired from the USSR. Similar to MiG-19PF, an all-weather radar-equipped interceptor with two NR-30 30mm cannon. Exported as the F-6A.[1]
  • J-6B – (a.k.a. Type 59B, Dongfeng-105 and Jianjiji-6 Yi) Similar to MiG-19PM "Farmer-D", interceptor with two PL-1 (Chinese version of Soviet K-5 (AA-1 'Alkali') beam-riding air-to-air missiles; it is unclear if the J-6B retains its cannon. Only 19 J-6Bs were built by Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co. before the programme was terminated.[1]
  • J-6C – (a.k.a. Jianjiji-6 Bing, Product 55 and F-6C) Day fighter version with three 30mm cannons and braking parachute at the base of the rudder.[1] This cannon's codename is Type 30-1.[29]
  • Shenyang J-6I – Single-seat day-fighter prototype with fixed shock cone on the intake splitter plate.[1]
  • Shenyang J-6II – Single-seat tactical fighter prototype with adjustable shock cone on a raked back intake splitter plate.[1]
  • Shenyang J-6III – Advanced version of the J-6A with radome on the splitter plate (rather than the shock cone centerbody) for a Chinese-made radar. May also have been designated J-6 Xin.[1]
  • Shenyang/Tianjin JJ-6 – (Jianjiji Jiaolianji – fighter trainer, a.k.a. Product 48 and FT-6) Chinese designed two-seat trainer, stretched 84 cm (33.1 in) to accommodate second seat, armed with one 30 mm cannon.[1]
  • Shenyang JZ-6 – (Jianjiji Zhenchaji – reconnaissance fighter) Dedicated reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon. As of April 2006, it was reported that the PLAAF 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment, 26 Air Division based in Nanjing MR, is the last regiment to actively fly the JZ-6 refusing to convert to JZ-8F.[30] Exported as the Shenyang FR-6.
  • Shenyang/Tianjin JJ-6 Testbed – Ejection seat testbed that succeeded H-5 ejection seat testbed.[1]
  • Xian BW-1 – Fly-by-wire flying controls test-bed for the Xian JH-7 flying control system.[1]
  • Guizhou J-6A – J-6A aircraft upgraded to carry two PL-2 (Pi Li – Thunderbolt) Infrared-homing air-to-air missiles. The first flight was on 21 December 1975.
  • J-6W - unmanned variant,[31] first reported in 2013.[4]

Operators

 
Shenyang J-6 Operators 2010 (former operators in red)

Current operators

  China

  Myanmar
  North Korea
  Sudan
  Tanzania
  Zambia

Former operators

 
Pakistani Shenyang F-6 on display at Karachi Air Museum
 
An Albanian Shenyang J-6C in Kucova Airbase.
 
Egyptian Air Force personnel inspect an Egyptian F-6
 
Bangladesh Air Force F-6 inflight
  Albania
  Bangladesh
  Cambodia
  Egypt
  Iran
  Iraq
  Pakistan
  Somalia
  • Somali Air Corps – Somali F-6s were dumped and destroyed in the years following the disintegration of the SAC in 1991.[39]
  Sudan
  Vietnam

Specifications (J-6)

 
The nose of an F-6, showing the 30 mm cannons fitted in the right wing root and the lower body.

Data from Chinese aircraft : China's aviation industry since 1951,[40] Combat aircraft since 1945[41]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 (JJ-6 trainer – 2)
  • Length: 14.64 m (48 ft 0 in) (variants with nose pitot probe)
12.54 m (41.1 ft) (variants without nose pitot probe)
  • Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.885 m (12 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 25.16 m2 (270.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 5,172 kg (11,402 lb) to 5,447 kg (12,009 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 7,560 kg (16,667 lb) clean
8,662 kg (19,096 lb) with drop tanks
8,832 kg (19,471 lb) with drop tanks and rocket pods
  • Fuel capacity: 1,735–1,800 kg (3,825–3,968 lb) internal
2,796 kg (6,164 lb) with drop tanks

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,540 km/h (960 mph, 830 kn)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.3
  • Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
  • Combat range: 640 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)
  • Ferry range: 2,200 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi) with drop tanks
  • Endurance: 1 hour 43 minutes clean
2 hours 38 minutes with drop tanks
  • Service ceiling: 15,800 m (51,800 ft) at military power
17,500–17,900 m (57,400–58,700 ft) with full afterburner
  • Rate of climb: 180 m/s (35,000 ft/min)
  • Take-off run: 900 m (3,000 ft) at full military power
515 m (1,690 ft) with full afterburner
  • Landing run: 610 m (2,000 ft) with brake parachute
890 m (2,920 ft) without brake parachute

Armament

  • 3x 30 mm NR-30 cannons (70 rounds per gun for wing guns, 55 rounds for fuselage gun)
  • Up to 250 kg (550 lb) of unguided bombs or rocket pods or PL-2/PL-5 (Chinese versions of Soviet K-13 (NATO AA-2 'Atoll') and AIM-9 (for Pakistani F-6s only) air-to-air missiles on 4 underwing pylons

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Chinese Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008. ISBN 978-1-902109-04-6
  2. ^ Yeager and Janos 1986, p. 396.
  3. ^ Yeo, Mike (20 October 2021). "China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets". Defense News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Yeo, Mike (20 October 2021). "China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets". defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f AVM (R) Ikramullah Bhatti (27 July 2020). "Faithful Warrior". Second To None. Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Group Captain Sultan M Hali. . Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 27 October 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi. . DefenceJournal.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2003.
  8. ^ a b "Trauma & Reconstruction (1971-1980)". Pakistan Air Froce.
  9. ^ "F-6 Vs SU-7". PAF Over the Years (Revised ed.). Pakistan: Directorate of Media Affairs, Pakistan Air Force. June 2007. p. 73.
  10. ^ "BBC Interview of Flight Lt. Amir Sharif". Facebook.
  11. ^ . PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  12. ^ Kaiser Tufail (14 April 2010). "Air Support in Shakargarh – 1971 War". AERONAUT.
  13. ^ Kaiser Tufail (10 August 2019). "1971 Air War Assessed". Defence Journal.
  14. ^ . PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. ^ Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War. 2001, Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-84176-162-1
  16. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, pp. 99, 107
  17. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 97
  18. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, pp. 107, 110
  19. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 116
  20. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, pp. 133, 135
  21. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, pp. 135, 153
  22. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 161
  23. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, pp. 161, 165–166
  24. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 167
  25. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 200
  26. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 204
  27. ^ "Defense Intelligence Agency > FOIA > FOIA Electronic Reading Room > FOIA Reading Room: China". from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  28. ^ "J-6 Fighter Jets in wars". AirForceWorld.com. from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  29. ^ . AirForceWorld.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  30. ^ "China Defense Blog". from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
  31. ^ Reed, John. "Meet China's new-old killer drones". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  32. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 35
  33. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 36
  34. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 44
  35. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 45
  36. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 50
  37. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 51
  38. ^ Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10–16 December 2019, p. 54
  39. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 110
  40. ^ Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitry (2008). Chinese aircraft : China's aviation industry since 1951 (1st ed.). Manchester: Hikoki Publications. pp. 31–47. ISBN 978-1-902109-04-6.
  41. ^ Wilson, Stewart (2000). Combat aircraft since 1945. Fyshwick: Aerospace Publications. p. 125. ISBN 1-875671-50-1.

Bibliography

  • Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011). African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe. Houston: Harpia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9825539-8-5.
  • Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Chinese Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008. ISBN 978-1-902109-04-6.
  • Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
  • Hoyle, Craig; Fafard, Antoine (10–16 December 2019). "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International. Vol. 196, no. 5715. pp. 26–54. ISSN 0015-3710.
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8.
  • Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War. 2001, Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-84176-162-1.
  • Yeager, Chuck and Leo Janos. Yeager: An Autobiography. Page 396 (paperback). New York: Bantam Books, 1986. ISBN 0-553-25674-2.
  • Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi, "Final Salute to F-6", URL: Final Salute to F-6 26 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shenyang J-6.

    January 07, 2023
    shenyang, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2012, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shenyang J 6 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Shenyang J 6 Chinese 歼 6 designated F 6 for export versions NATO reporting name Farmer is the Chinese built version of the Soviet MiG 19 Farmer fighter aircraft the world s first mass produced supersonic aircraft 1 J 6 F 6A J 6 fighter flight display at the 2010 Zhuhai Air ShowRole Fighter aircraftManufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation 1 First flight 30 September 1959Introduction 29 April 1962 1964 practical type Retired Late 1990s China Mid 2002 Pakistan Status In servicePrimary users People s Liberation Army Air ForcePakistan Air Force historical Korean People s Air ForceBangladesh Air ForceProduced 1958 1986Number built 4 500 including JJ 6 trainer 1 Developed from Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 19Developed into Nanchang Q 5 Contents 1 Design and development 1 1 Description 2 Operational history 2 1 Albania 2 2 Pakistan 2 2 1 1971 Indo Pakistani War 2 3 Vietnam War 2 4 Somalia 2 5 Sudan 2 6 Uganda Tanzania War 2 7 Zambia 2 8 Kampuchea Vietnam War 2 9 Iran Iraq War 3 Variants 4 Operators 4 1 Current operators 4 2 Former operators 5 Specifications J 6 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Bibliography 8 External linksDesign and development Edit Although the MiG 19 had a comparatively short life in Soviet service the Chinese came to value its agility turning performance and powerful cannon armament and produced it for their own use between 1958 and 1981 While the basic Soviet built MiG 19 has been retired from all nations the Shenyang J 6 still flies for nine of its original 15 operators however in a very limited capacity The J 6 airframe contributed to the Chinese ground attack version the Q 5 which still flies for numerous nations The J 6 was considered disposable and was intended to be operated for only 100 flight hours or approximately 100 sorties before being overhauled The Pakistan Air Force was often able to extend this to 130 hours with diligent maintenance 2 A number of J 6 based at Lianchen and Yantan li bases appeared to have been converted into unmanned aircraft 3 Work on unmanned J 6 was first reported in 2013 4 Description Edit BAF FT 6 s Wopen WP 6A turbojet engines on display at Bangabandhu Military Museum Bangladesh The J 6 has a maximum speed at altitude of 1 540 km h 960 mph Mach 1 45 Service ceiling is 17 900 m 58 700 ft Combat radius with two drop tanks is about 640 km 400 mi The aircraft is powered by two Liming Wopen 6A Tumansky R 9 turbojet engines In addition to the internal cannon armament most have provision for four wing pylons for up to 250 kg 550 lb each with a maximum ordnance load of 500 kg 1 100 lb Typical stores include unguided bombs 55 mm rocket pods or PL 2 PL 5 Chinese versions of Soviet K 13 NATO AA 2 Atoll air to air missiles Operational history EditAlbania Edit Albanian Air Force J 6s replaced the J 5s on the border to intercept Yugoslav incursions into Albanian airspace However the J 6 was ineffective against the faster Yugoslav MiG 21 Fishbed Once the F 7A became available the J 6 was redeployed to protect Tirana As of 2005 all Albanian fighters were grounded due to a lack of spare parts Pakistan Edit A retired Pakistani F 6 on display Between 1965 1980 the Pakistan Air Force PAF received 260 F 6 fighters which went on to serve with 10 PAF squadrons at various times During their service Pakistani F 6s also underwent 140 modifications at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to improve its capabilities in the interceptor and close air support roles These modifications included installation of Martin Baker ejection seats Gun cameras Western Avionics AIM 9B J P missiles French 68mm SNEB rockets underbelly Gondola fuel tanks and a special ground power unit to quickly start it s two engines in order to shorten scramble time 5 6 7 1971 Indo Pakistani War Edit PAF Pilots from the No 25 Squadron with a Shenyang F 6 in 1968 When the 1971 War broke out the PAF had operationalized three F 6 squadrons which were the No 11 No 23 amp No 25 Squadrons The F 6s of these squadrons collectively flew 945 sorties out of which 834 were combat ones 5 6 7 Air to Air CombatThroughout the war the F 6 flew 650 Air Defence sorties in which they shot down approximately 8 Indian warplanes while damaging 2 more 5 8 On 4 December 1971 Flight Lieutenant Javaid Latif of the No 23 Squadron shot down an Su 7 over Risalewala Airfield while Flying Officer Qazi Javed of the No 25 Squadron shot down a Hakwer Hunter over Mianwali Airfield 7 6 On 5 December 1971 Wing Commander Saad Hatmi the Officer Commanding of the No 25 Squadron and his wingman Flight Lt Shahid Raza shot down 2 Indian Hunters near Sakesar 6 7 On 7 December 1971 Flight Lt Atiq Sufi of the No 11 Squadron shot down an Su 7 near samba 6 7 On 8 December 1971 Wing Commander Hashmi shot down a Su 7 which was attacking the Risalewala Airfield 9 6 7 On 14 December 1971 Flight Lieutenant Amir Sharif of No 11 Squadron claimed to have shot down a superior IAF Mig 21 over Shakargarh 10 7 11 Ground AttackMoreover the F 6 flew 184 Ground Attack sorties where their 3 x 30 mm guns and 57 mm S 5 rockets were particularly effective against Indian armour military vehicles bunkers and troop concentrations Their Close Air Support missions at Shakargarh were the most successful 12 13 5 At the end of the war the PAF had lost two F 6s to ground fire while losing one F 6 to an Indian Su 7 An F 6 was also lost to friendly fire 14 8 Some notable Pakistani F 6 pilots are Mushaf Ali Mir who later became the PAF s Chief Wajid Ali Khan who was taken as a POW after being shot down by Indian AAA he later became a Member of the Parliament in Canada and Syed Manzoor ul Hassan Hashmi The single seat F 6 was retired from the Pakistan Air Force in 2002 and replaced with the Chengdu F 7P PG aircraft 5 7 Vietnam War Edit The supersonic speed advantage provided by the MiG 21 s more modern turbojet engine was found to be not as useful in combat as originally thought because aerial dogfights at the time were conducted almost entirely at subsonic speeds The J 6 and hence the MiG 19 too was found to be more manoeuvrable than the MiG 21 and although slower its acceleration during dogfights was considered adequate The North Vietnamese Air Force fielded at least one unit of J 6s during the war the 925th Fighter Regiment beginning in 1969 15 Somalia Edit Somalia ordered at least eleven F 6Cs and two FT 6s in 1979 16 Deliveries started in 1980 17 They were used during border skirmishes with Ethiopia in 1981 and they also saw combat during the Somali Rebellion in the second half of the 1980s and until 1991 18 Sudan Edit Twelve F 6 fighters and two FT 6 trainers were reportedly delivered to the Sudanese Air Force starting in 1973 Moreover twelve F 6Cs were delivered between 1981 and 1983 Another batch of twelve F 6Cs might have been acquired in 1990 as well as two FT 6s in 2001 19 Sudanese F 6s participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War from the 1980s to the early 1990s 20 One F 6 was claimed shot down by the rebels in 1988 and two more in the autumn of 1991 21 Uganda Tanzania War Edit The Tanzania Air Force Command received its first batch of twelve F 6s starting in June 1973 22 An additional twelve F 6Cs and up to four FT 6s were also delivered in 1982 23 Tanzanian F 6s participated in the 1978 1979 Uganda Tanzania War However they aren t known to have been involved in any air to air combats 24 Zambia Edit Twelve F 6s were delivered to the Zambian Air Force probably between 1976 and 1978 25 On 8 June 1980 Zambian F 6s intercepted and shot down an Angolan Yakovlev Yak 40 under unknown circumstances 26 Kampuchea Vietnam War Edit Shenyang J 6 fighter at Vietnamese People s Air Force Museum Hanoi In the era of Khmer Rouge control of Cambodia 1975 1979 Chinese supplied Khmer J 6s participated in Kampuchea Vietnamese border clashes for ground attacks During the Vietnamese invasion in 1978 the Cambodian aircraft were reluctant to take off to intercept the Vietnamese ones thus the Vietnamese captured a number of J 6s and put them on public display Iran Iraq War Edit During the 1980 88 Iran Iraq War both sides deployed J 6 fighter jets Documents from the US Defense Intelligence Agency released under the Freedom of Information Act United States on Chinese arms sales to Iran reveal that between 1980 and 1987 China delivered 100 J 6 fighter jets to Iran 27 Iraq s J 6 fighters were transferred from the Egyptian Air Force Most missions J 6s performed during the Iran Iraq War were air to ground attack 28 Variants Edit F 6A F 6B Two seat FT 6 Shenyang J 6 a k a Type 59 Dongfeng 102 Product 47 and F 6 Despite having no suffix to the designation the J 6 appeared after the initial production of the J 6A had begun The J 6 was equivalent but not identical to the MiG 19S 1 Shenyang J 6A a k a Type 59A Dongfeng 103 Jianjiji 6 Jia Early production from 1958 to 1960 was sub standard and not accepted by the PLAAF Production was halted the jigs scrapped and production restarted with assistance from the USSR The J 6A was equivalent to the MiG 19P The maiden flight was made by Wang Shuhuai on 17 December 1958 Only around 100 aircraft from this version were produced It was reported that the J 6A never actually passed the PLAAF s tests The planes were of little operational value and suffered from quality issues flight characteristics were much lower than those of the J 6 1 Shenyang J 6A Production of the J 6 restarted after new assembly jigs and other assistance acquired from the USSR Similar to MiG 19PF an all weather radar equipped interceptor with two NR 30 30mm cannon Exported as the F 6A 1 J 6B a k a Type 59B Dongfeng 105 and Jianjiji 6 Yi Similar to MiG 19PM Farmer D interceptor with two PL 1 Chinese version of Soviet K 5 AA 1 Alkali beam riding air to air missiles it is unclear if the J 6B retains its cannon Only 19 J 6Bs were built by Nanchang Aircraft Mfg Co before the programme was terminated 1 J 6C a k a Jianjiji 6 Bing Product 55 and F 6C Day fighter version with three 30mm cannons and braking parachute at the base of the rudder 1 This cannon s codename is Type 30 1 29 Shenyang J 6I Single seat day fighter prototype with fixed shock cone on the intake splitter plate 1 Shenyang J 6II Single seat tactical fighter prototype with adjustable shock cone on a raked back intake splitter plate 1 Shenyang J 6III Advanced version of the J 6A with radome on the splitter plate rather than the shock cone centerbody for a Chinese made radar May also have been designated J 6 Xin 1 Shenyang Tianjin JJ 6 Jianjiji Jiaolianji fighter trainer a k a Product 48 and FT 6 Chinese designed two seat trainer stretched 84 cm 33 1 in to accommodate second seat armed with one 30 mm cannon 1 Shenyang JZ 6 Jianjiji Zhenchaji reconnaissance fighter Dedicated reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon As of April 2006 it was reported that the PLAAF 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment 26 Air Division based in Nanjing MR is the last regiment to actively fly the JZ 6 refusing to convert to JZ 8F 30 Exported as the Shenyang FR 6 Shenyang Tianjin JJ 6 Testbed Ejection seat testbed that succeeded H 5 ejection seat testbed 1 Xian BW 1 Fly by wire flying controls test bed for the Xian JH 7 flying control system 1 Guizhou J 6A J 6A aircraft upgraded to carry two PL 2 Pi Li Thunderbolt Infrared homing air to air missiles The first flight was on 21 December 1975 J 6W unmanned variant 31 first reported in 2013 4 Operators EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2022 Shenyang J 6 Operators 2010 former operators in red Current operators Edit China People s Liberation Army Air Force 35 JJ 6 in service as of December 2019 32 People s Liberation Army Naval Air Force 14 JJ 6 in service as of December 2019 33 MyanmarMyanmar Air Force 1 in service as of December 2019 34 North KoreaNorth Korea Air Force 97 F 6s remain in service as of December 2019 35 SudanSudanese Air Force 20 F 6s in service as of December 2019 36 TanzaniaTanzanian Air Force 3 F 6 fighters and 1 FT 6 trainer in service as of December 2019 37 ZambiaZambian Air Force 8 F 6 fighters and 2 FT 6 trainers in service as of December 2019 38 Former operators Edit Pakistani Shenyang F 6 on display at Karachi Air Museum An Albanian Shenyang J 6C in Kucova Airbase Egyptian Air Force personnel inspect an Egyptian F 6 Bangladesh Air Force F 6 inflight AlbaniaAlbanian Air Force 82 J 6C models retired as of 2005 but many in storage citation needed BangladeshBangladesh Air Force CambodiaRoyal Cambodian Air Force citation needed EgyptEgyptian Air Force replaced by F 16s citation needed IranIranian Air Force IraqIraqi Air Force PakistanPakistan Air Force Operated 260 F 6 aircraft from 1965 2002 Replaced by Chengdu F 7Ps F 7PGs 5 SomaliaSomali Air Corps Somali F 6s were dumped and destroyed in the years following the disintegration of the SAC in 1991 39 Sudan VietnamVietnam People s Air Force retired in the 1990s citation needed Specifications J 6 Edit The nose of an F 6 showing the 30 mm cannons fitted in the right wing root and the lower body Data from Chinese aircraft China s aviation industry since 1951 40 Combat aircraft since 1945 41 General characteristicsCrew 1 JJ 6 trainer 2 Length 14 64 m 48 ft 0 in variants with nose pitot probe 12 54 m 41 1 ft variants without nose pitot probe dd dd dd Wingspan 9 m 29 ft 6 in Height 3 885 m 12 ft 9 in Wing area 25 16 m2 270 8 sq ft Empty weight 5 172 kg 11 402 lb to 5 447 kg 12 009 lb Max takeoff weight 7 560 kg 16 667 lb clean8 662 kg 19 096 lb with drop tanks 8 832 kg 19 471 lb with drop tanks and rocket pods dd dd dd Fuel capacity 1 735 1 800 kg 3 825 3 968 lb internal2 796 kg 6 164 lb with drop tanks dd dd dd Powerplant 2 Wopen WP 6A afterburning turbojet engines 25 5 kN 5 730 lbf thrust each dry 31 8 kN 7 160 lbf with afterburnerPerformance Maximum speed 1 540 km h 960 mph 830 kn Maximum speed Mach 1 3 Range 1 400 km 870 mi 760 nmi Combat range 640 km 400 mi 350 nmi Ferry range 2 200 km 1 400 mi 1 200 nmi with drop tanks Endurance 1 hour 43 minutes clean2 hours 38 minutes with drop tanks dd dd dd Service ceiling 15 800 m 51 800 ft at military power17 500 17 900 m 57 400 58 700 ft with full afterburner dd dd dd Rate of climb 180 m s 35 000 ft min Take off run 900 m 3 000 ft at full military power515 m 1 690 ft with full afterburner dd dd dd Landing run 610 m 2 000 ft with brake parachute890 m 2 920 ft without brake parachute dd dd dd Armament 3x 30 mm NR 30 cannons 70 rounds per gun for wing guns 55 rounds for fuselage gun Up to 250 kg 550 lb of unguided bombs or rocket pods or PL 2 PL 5 Chinese versions of Soviet K 13 NATO AA 2 Atoll and AIM 9 for Pakistani F 6s only air to air missiles on 4 underwing pylonsSee also Edit Aviation portalRelated development Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 19 Nanchang Q 5Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Dassault Super Mystere North American F 100 Super SabreRelated lists List of fighter aircraftReferences EditNotes Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Gordon Yefim amp Komissarov Dmitry Chinese Aircraft Hikoki Publications Manchester 2008 ISBN 978 1 902109 04 6 Yeager and Janos 1986 p 396 Yeo Mike 20 October 2021 China shows off drones recycled from Soviet era fighter jets Defense News Retrieved 26 October 2021 a b Yeo Mike 20 October 2021 China shows off drones recycled from Soviet era fighter jets defensenews com Defense News Retrieved 21 October 2021 a b c d e f AVM R Ikramullah Bhatti 27 July 2020 Faithful Warrior Second To None Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force Retrieved 27 August 2022 a b c d e f Group Captain Sultan M Hali F 6 Aircraft of Pakistan Air Force Defence Journal Archived from the original on 27 October 2000 Retrieved 27 August 2022 a b c d e f g h Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi Final Salute to F 6 DefenceJournal com Archived from the original on 3 January 2003 a b Trauma amp Reconstruction 1971 1980 Pakistan Air Froce F 6 Vs SU 7 PAF Over the Years Revised ed Pakistan Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force June 2007 p 73 BBC Interview of Flight Lt Amir Sharif Facebook PAF Air to Air kills 1971 War PakDef info Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2022 Kaiser Tufail 14 April 2010 Air Support in Shakargarh 1971 War AERONAUT Kaiser Tufail 10 August 2019 1971 Air War Assessed Defence Journal PAF Aircraft losses 1971 War PakDef info Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2022 Toperczer Istvan MiG 17 and MiG 19 Units of the Vietnam War 2001 Osprey Publishing Limited ISBN 1 84176 162 1 Cooper et al 2011 pp 99 107 Cooper et al 2011 p 97 Cooper et al 2011 pp 107 110 Cooper et al 2011 p 116 Cooper et al 2011 pp 133 135 Cooper et al 2011 pp 135 153 Cooper et al 2011 p 161 Cooper et al 2011 pp 161 165 166 Cooper et al 2011 p 167 Cooper et al 2011 p 200 Cooper et al 2011 p 204 Defense Intelligence Agency gt FOIA gt FOIA Electronic Reading Room gt FOIA Reading Room China Archived from the original on 11 December 2017 Retrieved 12 July 2016 J 6 Fighter Jets in wars AirForceWorld com Archived from the original on 6 September 2011 Retrieved 5 September 2011 J6 fighter jet ammunition AirForceWorld com Archived from the original on 6 September 2011 Retrieved 15 July 2011 China Defense Blog Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 16 August 2006 Reed John Meet China s new old killer drones Foreign Policy Retrieved 22 August 2021 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 35 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 36 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 44 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 45 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 50 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 51 Hoyle and Fafard Flight International 10 16 December 2019 p 54 Cooper et al 2011 p 110 Gordon Yefim Komissarov Dmitry 2008 Chinese aircraft China s aviation industry since 1951 1st ed Manchester Hikoki Publications pp 31 47 ISBN 978 1 902109 04 6 Wilson Stewart 2000 Combat aircraft since 1945 Fyshwick Aerospace Publications p 125 ISBN 1 875671 50 1 Bibliography Edit Cooper Tom Weinert Peter Hinz Fabian Lepko Mark 2011 African MiGs Volume 2 Madagascar to Zimbabwe Houston Harpia Publishing ISBN 978 0 9825539 8 5 Gordon Yefim amp Komissarov Dmitry Chinese Aircraft Hikoki Publications Manchester 2008 ISBN 978 1 902109 04 6 Gunston Bill The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 1995 London Osprey 1995 ISBN 1 85532 405 9 Hoyle Craig Fafard Antoine 10 16 December 2019 World Air Forces Directory Flight International Vol 196 no 5715 pp 26 54 ISSN 0015 3710 Taylor Michael J H Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation Studio Editions London 1989 ISBN 0 517 69186 8 Toperczer Istvan MiG 17 and MiG 19 Units of the Vietnam War 2001 Osprey Publishing Limited ISBN 1 84176 162 1 Yeager Chuck and Leo Janos Yeager An Autobiography Page 396 paperback New York Bantam Books 1986 ISBN 0 553 25674 2 Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi Final Salute to F 6 URL Final Salute to F 6 Archived 26 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine 1 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shenyang J 6 Shenyang J 6 fighter photo collection and introduction in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shenyang J 6 amp oldid 1131322313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

    article

    , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.