PL-5

Infobox Weapon
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name= 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
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engine=Solid-fuel rocket
weight=148kg (PL-5B, PL-5C), 83kg (PL-5E)
length= 3.128m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)
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diameter=
wingspan= 0.657m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.617m (PL-5E)
speed=Mach 2.2
vehicle_range=1.3-16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)
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altitude=
filling=6kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)
guidance=Infrared homing
detonation=Active infrared
launch_platform=Aircraft, helicopter gunshipsThe 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).

Operators

* "'flagicon|Albania Albania
* "'flagicon|Bangladesh Bangladesh
* "'flagicon|Burma Burma
* "'flagicon|Egypt Egypt
* "'flagicon|Iran Iran
* "'flagicon|Iraq Iraq
* "'flagicon|Pakistan Pakistan
* "'flagicon|Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
* "'flagicon|Sudan Sudan
* "'flagicon|Tanzania Tanzania
* "'flagicon|Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Reference

* [http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/weapon/pl5.asp PL-5 SHORT-RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE, www.sinodefence.com]