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H-6M Cruise missile carrier

H-6M Cruise missile carrier. First flight: -
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Strategic cruise missile carrier, equipped with an area relief system and four external mounting points of weapons under the wing. The version was introduced in 1990 and bears no internal weapons compartment or EW systems. 

 

H-6M - Cruise missile carrier © Konstantinos Panitsidis

H-6M - Cruise missile carrier. 

 

The production of this version possibly started in early 2006.

 

H-6M - Cruise missile carrier © Konstantinos Panitsidis

H-6M - Cruise missile carrier. 




Three-view drawing

H-6M © Konstantinos Panitsidis




Technical specifications

DESIGNER Xian (Aircraft Industrial Corporation)
COUNTRY China
TYPE
Cruise missile carrier
CREW 6
POWER-PLANT Two Xian (XAE) Wopen-8 turbojet engines
Thrust, kgf 2x9.499
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
34,80
Height, m
9,85
Wing span, m
34,20
Wing area m2
167,55
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 75.800
Normal take-off, kg 72.000
Empty aircraft, kg 38.530
Internal fuel, kg 33.000
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 1.014
Cruising speed, km/h 786
Combat range, km
1.800
Range, km 6.000
Ferry range, km -
Endurance, h
-
Service ceiling, m 13.100
Rate of climb, m/min -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT  up to two cruise missiles.