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SAIC Y-5

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Single radial engine utility biplane. Based on Antonov An-2.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted, Autonomous

Engine type

Piston, Turboprop

Application

Cargo, Passenger small, Utility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Wing

Fabric-covered

Landing gear

Fixed tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Configuration & certification

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
SAIC Y-5	1958 / 1958	1986	Baseline variant.
SAIC Y-5B	1989 / 1989		Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: AVIC General Y5B. Upgraded variant.
SAIC Y-5BG	2018 / 2019		Turboprop variant.
Fenhong Aviaion FH-98	2018 / 2018		UAV variant.

Airframer

Shijiazhuang Aircraft Industry Co. (SAIC)

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