BUAA Mifeng-6

Short description: Airship

Mifeng-6

General information
Type| Hot-air airship
National origin| China
Manufacturer| Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Number built| 4+
History
First flight| 20 December 1985

The BUAA Mifeng-6 (en:Bee-6) is a hot-air airship designed and built in China by the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[1] The Mifeng-6 first flew on 20 December 1985 and at least four have been built.[1] The Rotax 447 piston engine not only provides propulsion but is also used to inflate the envelope, burners are used to provide heat for buoyancy variation.[1]

## Specification

Data from [1]Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996

General characteristics

* Crew: 1 pilot
* Capacity: 3 passengers
* Length: 33.7 m (110 ft 7 in)
* Volume: 2,983 m3 (105,300 cu ft)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 piston engine

## References

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Taylor 1996, p. 541

### Bibliography

* Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-85753-198-5. https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse.

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