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TY-90

TY-90 (Chinese: 天燕-90; pinyin: Tiān Yàn-90; lit. 'Sky Swallow-90'; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-13) is a Chinese air-to-air missile specifically developed for attack helicopter dogfights in the late 1990s. Contrary to erroneous claims, the missile is not developed from MANPADS missiles, but instead, it is specifically designed as an air-to-air missile to…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
> Mach 2
Detonation mechanism
impact / proximity
Diameter
90 mm
Engine
Solid-fuel rocket motor
Flight altitude
0 – 6 km
Flight ceiling
6 km

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TY-90

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples84
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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TY-90

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related to Type 92 Yitian · 17
TY-90 → Additionally, ADS, Air Defense System, China, Chinese, In, Laotian, QJC-88, SHORAD, Sky Dragon, Specifications, The, The TY-90, Tianlong, WZ-551, Yi-Tian, YT ADS
related to Hunter air defense system · 15
TY-90 → Air Defense System, Dongfeng EQ2050, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, During, Eight TY-90, Hunter, IR, Lie-Shou, LS ADS, Norinco, PLA, The, The LS ADS, TV, Zhuhai Airshow
related to SG-II ADS · 12
TY-90 → AAA, Because TY/DY-90, Chinese, Deity Bow, II Air Defense System, In, Like, SG ADS, SG-II ADS, Shengong, TY-90/DY-90, Type
related to Design and development · 11
TY-90 → At, During, DY-90, Imaging IR, ImIR, IR, MANPAD, The, The Chinese, UV, Zhuhai Airshow
related to SWS-2 · 6
TY-90 → China, It, SHORAD, The, The SWS-2, VN-1
related to Yitian-L · 3
TY-90 → Dongfeng, The Yitian-L, X-band
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
TY-90 → Mach 2
Detonation mechanism · 1
TY-90 → impact / proximity
Diameter · 1
TY-90 → 90 mm
Engine · 1
TY-90 → Solid-fuel rocket motor

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system air missile defense chinese ads air-to-air missiles helicopter developed type china ir range guidance wz-551 version original specifically also

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TY-90.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed> Mach 21.00infobox
TY-90Detonation mechanismimpact / proximity1.00infobox
TY-90Diameter90 mm1.00infobox
TY-90EngineSolid-fuel rocket motor1.00infobox
TY-90Flight altitude0 – 6 km1.00infobox
TY-90Flight ceiling6 km1.00infobox
TY-90Guidance systemImIR IR1.00infobox
TY-90In service1990’s – present1.00infobox
TY-90Launch platformAir & surface1.00infobox
TY-90Length1.95 meter1.00infobox
TY-90ManufacturerChina Aviation Industry Corporation I1.00infobox
TY-90Mass25 kg1.00infobox
TY-90Operational range0.5 – 8 km1.00infobox
TY-90Place of originChina1.00infobox
TY-90Producedsince 1990s1.00infobox
TY-90PropellantSolid fuel1.00infobox
TY-90TypeAir-to-air & surface-to-air missiles1.00infobox
TY-90Used byChina1.00infobox
TY-90Warhead3 kg warhead1.00infobox
TY-90Wingspan216 mm1.00infobox

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