Shenyang J-6I

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Shenyang J-6I

PLAAF

Background

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The J-6I designation was initially thought to be a parallel designation of the J-6A, but it has been confirmed as inaccurate. The actual J-6I was created in an effort to enhance the performance of the standard J-6 model. The fuselage in front of the cockpit was redesigned to be slightly wider, resembling the MiG-19P/PM, and a fixed shock cone was added to the intake splitter plate, similar to the tracking antenna radome on the MiG-19P/PM. This adjustment was purely for aerodynamic purposes and did not house any radar equipment. The aircraft was equipped with a Type 30-1 cannon in the nose (later upgraded to 2 Type 23-1 Cannons mounted on the wings).

It appears that the modified intake did not function as intended, leading to the aircraft serving as a transitional phase in the development of the J-6II. The original J-6I prototype (its serial number now erased) is on display at the PLAAF Museum in Datangshan. Initially stored with a damaged lower intake lip and a short shock cone (likely replaced hastily and not authentic after a collision with a vehicle), it was later restored as ‘2996 Red’ with an extended and more pointed shock cone.

Technical Data

Specifications

Crew - 1

Length - 13.025 m

Height - 3.385 m

Wingspan - 9 m

Empty Weight - 5,661 kg

Gross Weight - 7,853 kg

Max Takeoff Weight - 9,332 kg

Powerplant - 2 x WP-6A Turbojet Engines (25.5 kN dry, 31.9 kN wet) (One source states 29.4 kN dry, 36.8 kN wet)

Max Speed - 1,434 km/h at 10,000 m (One sources states 1,568 km/h)

Service Ceiling - 17,300 m

Rate of Climb - 176 m/s at 5000 m

Range with Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - 1,647 km

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Armament

1 x 30-1 30mm Cannon (Nose Mounted) (Early)

1 x 30-1 30mm Cannon (Nose Mounted) + 2 x 23-1 23mm Cannons (Wing Mounted) (Late)

Images

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Sources

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(Book) Encyclopedia of Chinese Aircraft (Vol. 3) (Pg18-Pg19)

(Book) Chinese Aircraft China’s Aviation Industry Since 1951. - Page 38 - 39

Extra

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Guizhou J-6A
Shenyang J-6I (Current Post)
Shenyang J-6III / J-6X III
Guizhou J-6IV
Shenyang JJ-6

[gultraman]

+1 to complete the whole J-6 family
Will you submit suggestion for J-6II, J-6(C) and Dong Feng 102?

[MapleVII-live]

Currently i plan too do J-6II and J-6Bing, but nothing really stands out about DF102.

[gultraman]

Personally I think DF102 might become an interesting event / premium aircraft with lower BR than the standard J-6(C). It can come with some visual differences from J-6 and worse flight performance.

[MapleVII-live]

I’ll look more into it

[oom1992]

J-6I (late) in folder with J-6A

[EagleBlade]

Some of the pictures in this suggestion have nose cones, while some do not, which is a bit confusing. I hope you can make a suggestion for the basic model of the J-6. The basic model of the J-6 can be found in many city parks. I believe that many people, including me, have a special love for this aircraft. It would be more appropriate if it could be added to the game as a folding vehicle or a squadron vehicle.

[Busheedoh]

It would be nice if China could have more variants of the J-6. It’s an aircraft that saw a second life in China when you compare to it’s service life in the USSR. One without the radar for an extra gun would be nice.

[PlayedStatue626-live]

+1, hopefully all the variants find a place ingame

[一弹定天下]

J-6I (DF-103):
This aircraft is an improved version of the Soviet MiG-19P, with its design focus primarily on enhancing high-altitude interception capabilities rather Initially developed by Institute 601, production was later transferred to the Nanchang 320 Factory.

On the basis of the J-6 basic model, the J-6I is equipped with a turbojet 6a (811a) engine with greater thrust, so that the maximum thrust of a single engine reaches 3000 KGF, and the afterburning thrust of a single engine reaches 3705 KGF, which is much higher than that of the turbojet 6 engine used in the J-6 prototype; The wing flap area was increased by 0.6 m2, thereby increasing the wing area and improving the high-altitude stability, and eliminating the side-to-side sway phenomenon of the prototype aircraft when approaching the ceiling; the bulletproof steel plate, the landing light, the signal gun, the two oxygen cylinders, and the two guns on the wing were removed, thereby reducing the weight of the aircraft by 485 kg, and the thin-walled fuel tank with a thickness of 0.5 mm was used to reduce the weight of the aircraft. Therefore, the design ceiling of the J-6I aircraft can reach 18500 meters. In 1966, the J-6I was successfully refitted. A total of 12 aircraft were modified.

[一弹定天下]

Add a few photos of the late J-6I.

The number 2996 above is J-6I。There is another DF-102 in China, which is very similar to this one, but its performance is much worse.Number 5619 below is DG-102.