PL-5
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| PL-5 | |
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| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile |
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| Manufacturer | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 148kg (PL-5B, PL-5C), 83kg (PL-5E) |
| Length | 3.128m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E) |
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| Warhead | 6kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse) |
| Detonation mechanism |
Active infrared |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
| Wingspan | 0.657m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.617m (PL-5E) |
| Operational range |
1.3-16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E) |
| Speed | Mach 2.2 |
| Guidance system |
Infrared homing |
| Launch platform |
Aircraft, helicopter gunships |
The PL-5 (霹雳-5) air-to-air missile (PL stands for Pi Li, "Thunderbolt" in Chinese, the generic designation for all PRC air-to-air missiles) is a short-range, infra-red guided missile use by Chinese fighters. It is based on AA-2 Atoll technology and resembles the AIM-9 Sidewinder. The PL-5 was designed and developed at China's Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), also known as Institute 612; its designers included Huang Bin, Hu Rongchao (胡荣超), Dong Chunfeng, and Chen Jiali (陈家礼). It was reportedly produced at the Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (also known as the Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory).
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