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CASC CH-5 Rainbow


Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV)


China | 2017



"The CASC CH-5 Rainbow is a newer, more potent, attack addition to the existing Rainbow UAV line to emerge from China."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the CASC CH-5 Rainbow Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV).
1 x Turbocharged conventional engine driving a multi-bladed propeller unit at the rear of the fuselage in pusher arrangement.
Propulsion
298 mph
480 kph | 259 kts
Max Speed
29,528 ft
9,000 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
6,214 miles
10,000 km | 5,400 nm
Operational Range
Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the CASC CH-5 Rainbow Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV).
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(UNMANNED)
Crew
36.7 ft
11.20 m
O/A Length
68.9 ft
(21.00 m)
O/A Width
12.5 ft
(3.80 m)
O/A Height
4,905 lb
(2,225 kg)
Empty Weight
5,997 lb
(2,720 kg)
MTOW
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the CASC CH-5 Rainbow Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) .
Variable: Precision-guided drop and air-launched munitions to include bombs and missiles. Mission payload of up to 2,205lb.
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the CASC CH-5 Rainbow family line.
CH-5 - Base Series Designation
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The CASC CH-5 Rainbow is one of the newer additions to the indigenous Chinese Rainbow line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The type has been developed for the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) meaning it can carry (and deliver with a level of precision) munitions of various types. The CH-5 more or less follows the American MQ-9 Reaper UCAV in both its form and function.

The aircraft exhibits a straight wing mainplane configuration and seats its conventional turbocharged piston-driven engine (of about 450 horsepower output) at the rear of the fuselage driving a multi-bladed propeller unit in "pusher" fashion. The vehicle is fully integrated into the existing CH-3 and CH-4 framework due to a shared data link infrastructure. The CH-5 has a reported mission endurance window of up to sixty hours, can fly at alttiudes nearing 30,000 feet and can carry a mission payload up to 2,205lb. The structure includes a wingspan of 68.8 feet and a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 6,000lb.

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Planned future revisions to the series will include extended loitering times, improved operational ranges and broadened support for more potent munitions options.

Saudi industry is making plans to produce the CH-5 locally for the Royal Saudi Air Force.

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Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the CASC CH-5 Rainbow. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 50 Units

Contractor(s): China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) - China
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