The Xi'an H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) [a] is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China .

轰-6（代号：H-6，英文：Xian H-6 Strategic Bomber）轰炸机，简称：西飞，代号：172厂）在20世纪50年代末，参照前苏联中型喷气轰炸机图-16研制。 轰-6轰炸机是在上个世纪五十年代引进自苏联图波列夫图-16轰炸机的基础上自行研制生产的中型双发喷气式战略轰炸机，是中国人民解放军空军服役时间最长的机种之一，并仍在继续改进生产之中，短期内还将继续服役下去。

The Xian H-6 is a license-built variant of the Soviet’s Tupolev Tu-16 twinjet bomber, introduced in 1969 for People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China.

The Xian H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) is a license-built[1] version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 twin-engine jet bomber, built for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. Delivery of the Tu-16 to China began in 1958, and the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) signed a...

2023年11月22日 · In the case of China, its Xi’an H-6 (Hong 6) has proven to be an old but reliable bomber – and more importantly, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) still has as many as 231 in...

2016年12月18日 · The H-6 is a Chinese copy of the Tupolev Tu-16 Badger, the Soviet Union’s first jet-powered strategic bomber. China received a few Tu-16s from Russia in 1958–59 and struck a licensed ...

2021年7月23日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Xian H-6 Strategic Bomber Aircraft including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003 MENU

The PLA's principal strategic strike aircraft is the Xian H-6/B-6 Badger, which compares closely in size and performance to the long retired RAF V-bombers. It is credited with a combat radius of 1,300 to 1,800 NMI (2,400 - 3,300 km).

Chinese bomber due to a special "origin" in its characteristics almost indistinguishable from the Soviet prototype. Its area is - 167,55 m 2, Wingspan - 34,2 m, length - 34,8 m Empty weight -. 38,5 tons takeoff weight - 72 m (maximum - 75,8 t). As for the fuel tanks, they can accommodate up to 33 tons of kerosene and were in the fuselage and wing.

Xian H-6 (bomber & strike variants) The Xian H-6 strategic bombers together with the use of air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) give China another nuclear deterrence vector. These bombers are a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 “Badger A” twin-engined jet bomber and entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air ...

2020年9月4日 · Beijing’s years of patient investment in the Xian H-6 bomber, a local variant of the Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-16, have created an attack asset which is of significant concern to Washington DC.

2021年10月23日 · China’s Xian H-6 is a direct evolution of the vintage Tupolev Tu-16 BADGER. In its original Soviet guise, the aircraft was seen as a medium bomber, but with a long range. It was not as large as the Tu-95 BEAR or M-4 BISON bombers, or as fast as the Tu-22M BACKFIRE. And in Russian service it was retired near 30 years ago.

2019年11月7日 · Xi’an Aircraft International Corporation’s H-6, a derivative of the Soviet-era Tu-16 Badger, has been the centerpiece of China’s bomber force since the 1970s. In 2009, the H-6K variant, a significant redesign from the original aircraft optimized as a carrier for long-range anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles, entered service.

2024年3月17日 · China's H-20 stealth bomber is set to succeed the H-6 with advanced technologies, nuclear capabilities, and an impressive range. The Xi’an H-6 bomber is one of the backbones of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), China’s aerial service branch, which was established in November 1949.

The Xian H-6 is a Chinese under license built variant of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 bomber. In the year 1959 was the first delivery of two Tupolev Tu-16, the license production agreement was signed in the late 1950´s by Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC), and single parts were delivered to China and were assembled in Harbin.

2020年11月12日 · In the mid-1950s, China purchased a few Tu-16 medium-range bombers from the Soviet Union. Later on, this aircraft was produced under license in China under the name Xian H-6. The Chinese variant flew for the first time in 1959. The initial H-6 was a conventional medium-range bomber.

New evidence suggests that China has dramatically extended the range of its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) weapon system with the H-6N, which has the potential to threaten strategic US bases and

2022年11月7日 · The Xian H-6 missile bomber is quite ancient, and its design has been rendered irrelevant for a long time. This kind of aircraft can no longer be considered a cutting-edge and user-friendly platform, despite all of the improvements and alterations, as well as the introduction of new engines and other equipment.

The most modern H-6 variant is the H-6K, featuring an improved air intake, a new cockpit, a rugged radar-encased nose, and an upgraded Soloviev D-30Kp series low-bypass turbofan engine - with Ilyushin IL-62M powered Soviet-Russian design of the same/IL-76 and Tupolev Tu-154M transporters installed.

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