| SPECIFICATIONS: |
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| Engine: | 9-cylinder supercharged radial 10.5 litre 285 hp @ 2,350 rpm |
| Weight: | Maximum take off weight 1,400 kg |
| Fuel: | 150 litres in two wing tanks 2.5 hrs endurance @ 60 litres per hour |
| Structure: | All aluminium alloy stressed skin monocoque rated to +6G and -3G |
| PERFORMANCE: |
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| Maximum level speed: | 155 kts (290 km/h) |
| Maximum dive speed: | 194 kts (360 km/h) |
| Landing speed: | 75 kts (140 km/h) |
| Operating ceiling: | 17,000 ft (5,200 m) |
| Range: | 500 km with reserves |
All flights have the option of aerobatics including rolls, loops and much more!
Our experienced pilots will fully brief you in all areas of the flight and explain in detail the manoeuvres which are available. We consistently pull up to 4G and offer as much adrenalin
and fun as you can handle. Unless you are an experienced flyer your pilot will execute one manoeuvre at a time and confer with you before continuing on with the next manoeuvre.
We offer as much or as little aerobatics as YOU wish to do from MILD to WILD!
PH: 1300 341 006 7 days 9am - 5pm E: info@flyingwarbirds.com.au
Nanchang CJ-6A - Australia's most popular Warbird
Built under license in China, the basic Yak-18 was known as the Nanchang CJ-5. Produced at the Nanchang Aircraft Factory from 1954 through 1958,
the design showed deficiencies for jet pilot training that led the Chinese to independently revise the basic Yak-18 design to feature a retractable undercarriage,
with the main gear folding inward toward the fuselage, and the nose wheel retracting backward into the fuselage. The wings were revised to have prominent dihedral,
but, like the Soviet Yak-18A redesign, the CJ-6 retained the 145hp M-11ER radial engine with similarly disappointing results when it first flew in 1958. Revised power,
in the form of an Ivchenko AI-14R engine, didn't solve the problem, which called for further redesign of the aircraft. Finally, in 1961, an improved CJ-6A gained approval
and was produced beginning in 1962 using a 285hp Quzhou Huosai HS6A engine. More than 1,800 CJ-6As were produced, including those exported to nations such as Albania,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Tanzania and Zambia under the designation BT-6. An armed version, the CJ-6B, was produced between 1964 and 1966, equipped with a 300-hp HS-6D engine.
As of 2007, the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Company was still manufacturing the CJ-6G, a modernised version featuring such improvements as increased power, a strengthened
fuselage structure, bigger fuel tanks, and other modifications. More than 10,000 of all types are believed to have been produced. Both the Yak-18 and the Nanchang CJ-6 have
become popular with pilots worldwide who appreciate the sturdy qualities, reliability and personality of these sturdy warbirds.
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