{
  "id": "h-5",
  "name": "H-5 (Hongzhaji-5)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Twin-engine light bomber",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1966,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "H-5 Light Bomber The reports of the demise of the H-5 seem somewhat exaggerated. It was asserted without citation in 1995 that the H-5 had been withdrawn from service, but the continued presence of the H-5 in the PLAAF inventory is widely attested by subsequent sources.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., Harbin, China",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "4",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 17.65,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 6.68,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 21.45,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "60.87 m sq",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 12890,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 x Wopen-5",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "5,952 lb (2,700 kg) static thrust each",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 900,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "769 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12500,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "900 m/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 3550,
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bombing System: weapons bay maximum capacity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "3,000 kg of bombs or torpedoes in internal weapons bay, including combinations of 1,100 lb (500 kg) bombs, 53VA torpedoes, Type 1 550 lb (250 kg) bombs or a single FAB-3000 (on overload)",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800–850 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "4 x 23-mm NR-23 cannon (2 fixed in nose and two in tail position)"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Il-28 Beagle",
      "text": "This was the original Soviet light bomber from which the H-5 is derived. See separate database entry.",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "H-5",
      "text": "This is the basic bomber in a three-seat configuration.",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HD-5 electronic warfare aircraft",
      "text": "This variant was designed for electronic warfare missions. The twin 23-mm cannon turret was removed to make room for the electronic warfare/electronic countermeasures suite.",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HJ-5 Mascot",
      "text": "This was a two-seat trainer version. First flight occurred in December 1970, and it entered service in 1972. The type was retired in 1986.",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HZ-5",
      "text": "This was a three-seat reconnaissance version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-h-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/h-5.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-h-5": {
      "title": "H-5 (Hongzhaji-5) Chinese Twin-Engine Light Bomber",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/H-5_Hongzhaji-5_Chinese_Twin-Engine_Light_Bomber",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}