PL-5
PL-5 missiles belong to the most widespread Chinese PLRS. They are a copy of the American AIM-9G Sidewinder. Development began in the sixties and the missile was adopted into service in 1986. Currently, a radically modified version of the PL-5E is in production, which can maneuver with an overload of up to 40 G. Known versions of this missile are: PL-5A, PL- 5B, PL-5C and PL-5E.
TACTICAL TECHNICAL DATA (PL-5B, C):
Manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Center (EOTDC); Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (NMF, also known as Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory), PRC
Guidance type: infrared
Length: 3,128 m
Body diameter: 0.127 m
Span: 0.657 m
Gross weight: 148 kg
Warhead weight: 9 kg
Flight speed: M = 2.2
Overload: 21 G (PL-5B), 30 G (PL-5C)
Range: 1.3 - 16 km
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TACTICAL TECHNICAL DATA (PL-5E):
Manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Center (EOTDC); Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (NMF, also known as Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory), PRC
Guidance type: infrared
Length: 2,893 m
Body diameter: 0.127 m
Span: 0.617 m
Total weight: 85 kg
Warhead weight: 9 kg
Flight speed: M = 2.2
Overload: 40 G
Range: 14 km?
PL-5 missiles belong to the most widespread Chinese PLRS. They are a copy of the American AIM-9G Sidewinder. Development began in the sixties and the missile was adopted into service in 1986. Currently, a radically modified version of the PL-5E is in production, which can maneuver with an overload of up to 40 G. Known versions of this missile are: PL-5A, PL- 5B, PL-5C and PL-5E.
TACTICAL TECHNICAL DATA (PL-5B, C):
Manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Center (EOTDC); Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (NMF, also known as Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory), PRC
Guidance type: infrared
Length: 3,128 m
Body diameter: 0.127 m
Span: 0.657 m
Gross weight: 148 kg
Warhead weight: 9 kg
Flight speed: M = 2.2
Overload: 21 G (PL-5B), 30 G (PL-5C)
Range: 1.3 - 16 km
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TACTICAL TECHNICAL DATA (PL-5E):
Manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Center (EOTDC); Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (NMF, also known as Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory), PRC
Guidance type: infrared
Length: 2,893 m
Body diameter: 0.127 m
Span: 0.617 m
Total weight: 85 kg
Warhead weight: 9 kg
Flight speed: M = 2.2
Overload: 40 G
Range: 14 km?