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  "id": "y-5",
  "name": "Y-5 (Colt)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Single-engine biplane",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1947,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "Y-5 Colt small general purpose transport Due to the need of domestic airline industry and the actual possibility in production, the aviation industry made a decision of license production of the An-2 aircraft in October 1956. The An-2 is a small general purpose transport developed by the Soviet Union.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Antonov",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": [
        1,
        2
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 12.4,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4.1,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "71.52 m2 (769.8 sq ft)",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 3300,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 5440,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Gross weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 × Shvetsov ASh-62IR",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1,010 hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 845,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "845 km (525 mi, 456 nmi)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 258,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 4500,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-5"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "y-5.jpg",
    "thumb": "y-5-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Aeroprints.com",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-8452_AVIC_Yunshuji_Y-5_(11566950285).jpg",
    "title": "File:B-8452 AVIC Yunshuji Y-5 (11566950285).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/y-5.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-5": {
      "title": "Y-5 (Colt) Chinese Single-Engine Biplane",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-5_Colt_Chinese_Single-Engine_Biplane",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}