In 1988 Textron was contracted to supply three 400hp IO-720-D1B engines for the N-5. The contract provided for three specially equipped engines to be supplied for the N-5 prototypes, with an option on production engines from late-1990.
Nanchang developed the N-5A agricultural aircraft, first flown on 26 December 1989.
The N5A received its CAAC production certificate in the 1990s. By 1995, eight had been built.
Engine: Lycoming IO-720-D1B
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