Countries of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR), Poland.
Similar Aircraft.
U-6A Beaver,
OV-1 Mohawk,
OV-10 Bronco
Crew. Two.
Role. Light-transport (10 equipped troops), general utility.
Armament. Usually none.
Dimensions. Length: 41 ft, 9 in (12.75 m). Span: 59 ft, 8 in (18.19 m).
Wings. Biplane and rectangular-shaped with curved tips. One high-mounted and one
low-mounted (shorter), connected and braced by two struts.
Engine(s). One radial piston engine (some versions are turboprop) mounted in the nose.
Fuselage. Short and thick with solid, blunt nose. Stepped cockpit. Fixed landing gear.
Tail. Fin tapered with large, round tip. Flats are low-mounted on the tail fin and rectangular-shaped with curved tips.
Afghanistan, Albania (Y-5), Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Cambodia, CIS, Cuba, Germany, Iraq, Laos, Mali, Mongolia, Nicaragua, North Korea, People’s Republic of China (Y-5), Poland, Romania, Tanzania, Vietnam.
Updated: 27 January 2008 | Born 05 September 2000 |