RED ALERT'S CJ-6A is a high performance radial warbird in Russian colors. Capable of full aerobatic +6, -3 G aerobatics see is a beautiful aircraft to watch in her own right. With a Dual pipe smoke system this baby can put out the smoke. Camera equipped and ready for combat Red STAR is set to take on all challengers.
Full Aerobatic Combat Media Support Static Display Crowd Interaction
RED STAR CJ-6A Specifications:
Engine: One 285-hp Quzhou Huosai-6A HS6A radial piston engine
T.O. Weight 3,080 lbs.
Wingspan: 33.4 ft.
Length: 27.75 ft.
Engine: 9 Cylinder Radial
Max Speed: 230 mph
Ceiling: 17,000 ft.
History of the NANCHANG CJ-5/CJ-6
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, according to some
sources.
As of 2007, the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Company was still manufacturing the CJ-6G, a modernized version featuring such improvements as increased power, a strengthened fuselage structure, bigger fuel tanks, and other modifications.