SHENYANG J-6 (MiG-19 FARMER)
MANUFACTURED BY: SHENYANG AIRCRAFT CORP., PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA
CHENGDU AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL CORP.
TYPE - FIGHTER
CREW - ONE PILOT OFFICER
ARM - SIX HARD POINTS - THREE ON EACH WING
TWO 3O MM CANNON
RANGE - 425 MILES
WING SPAN - 26.5 FT.
LENGTH - 42.9 FT.
HEIGHT - 12 FT.
WEIGHT - 20,000 POUNDS TAKE OFF
ENGINE - TWO AFTERBURNING WP-6
GUIDANCE - GPS SUPPLIED BY ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/GARMIN
SPEED - 900 MPH OR MACH 1.4 AT ALTITUDE
The F-6 is the Chinese version of the MiG-19, which as of the mid-1990s was
still in production in China. The PLAAF has over 3,000 of these maneuverable
daylight fighters. The J-6 was thought to be an obsolete aircraft but recent
reviews of PLAAF tactics show that the J-6 can be used to ambush and defeat much
more capable machines due to its great close in air combat flight performance.
The use of J-6 jets by Pakistan against more capable Indian jet fighters in the
recent clashes over Kashmir shows that the J-6 is a formidable air to air foe in
close in dog fighting.
It is a testimony to this capable air plane that the infamous Col. Toon of
the North Vietnamese air force used the J-6 to down 12 US aircraft. In fact,
China opted to cease production of the Mach two J-7 (MiG-21 variant) in favor of
producing more J-6 jets.
The J-6, which began flight tests in 1958, was China's first supersonic jet
fighter. The F-6 has six attachment points for external stores. The outboard
wing stations can carry a 550 pound bomb or a 760 or 400 liter drop tank or the
CAA-1b air to air missile. The inboard wing stations can carry practice bombs or
rocket pods with either 8 x 57mm, 16 x 57mm, or 7 x 90mm rockets.
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