China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft - esp. Y-20/YY-20
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We are assuming they are IL-76s because of color? Too fuzzy to conclude they are anything other than large transports.
Can you name another large light-colored PLA transporter?
If I recall correctly, weren't some of earlier Y-20s light colored?
It's a prototype but similar tone to IL-76/KJ-2000 behind it. I remember seeing a line up of a row of Y-20s with different tones.
Photos of the test flight of the new medium-sized transport aircraft (videos are also available, but I don't know how to attach them so just ask others)
another view
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Both SOYO and Ayi on Weibo agrees that the next-gen medium airlifter (tentatively named Y-30) has indeed flown.
Looks literally like a Sino-A400M lol.
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Yeah, my group chat sent this video and I firstly thought AI used A400M to generate.
Video of the Y-30 conducting its first flight:
It seems like the combination of C-130's airfoil, A-400M's T tail and winglet on passenger planes seems to emphasize the field airport.What is difficult to confirm now is whether AEP-600(WJ-10) has been installed. I guess not. It will be at least a few years before it is replaced.