China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Nothing new, it is about a PLAAF division (established in 2004) being reequipped with Y-20. Something I find interesting is (rough translation):

宁可人等装备，不可装备等人。从2010年3月开始，该师就派出人员参加运-20飞机设计方案理论学习、定检和外场机务保障跟班见学。他们着力打造适应部队向战略投送力量转变需求的人才队伍，确保培养一批、成熟一批、使用一批，为改装运-20提前储备了人才队伍。

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Rather crew wait for equipment than equipment wait for crew. From March 2010, the division has sent staff to join the study of Y-20 design principles, certification inspection and maintenance/service training. ...... preparing competence before hand.

This is a common practice by PLA. Another example were the pilot and captain training programs for CV long before Liaoning entered water.

And another new Y-20 ....

Deino said:

Finally with serial ...

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The 3th ?

FORBIN said:

The 3th ?

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Not sure ... I somewhere read that the birds at Zhuhai were in fact a refurbished prototype (most likely 789) + a new airframe (would already be no. 3 after the two first operational ones).

Deino

Some information found in the 55th anniversary video of AVIC First Aircraft Institute (FAI)

Y-20 Passenger transport configuration:
main cabin-deck (2+3)*20 + 45 Side-wall seats?(similar to C-17)
with upper-deck: 225 seats


Loading test of 8X8 ZBL-09 wheeled APC

Myanmar to buy new Chinese Y-9E transport aircraft

The Myanmar Air Defence Force has agreed to buy a new Chinese-built Y-9E transport aircraft.

The Y-9E is an export version of Chinese Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company. Myanmar Air Force will be the first foreign customer of Y-9E transport aircraft.

Also, the new Y-9E transport aircraft looks to buy for Thailand and Venezuela Air Force and some customers in Africa.

The Y-9 is considered China’s attempt to build a C-130J class transport aircraft. The Y-9 is a medium-size tactical support aircraft that can be used for both military and civil flights. It is capable of carrying 98 armed soldiers or paratroopers, or 72 seriously wounded patients plus three medics. The basic version of Y-9 has a payload of 25,000 Kg a range of 5,700 km (3,700 nm) and a ceiling of 10,400 m (34,120 ft).

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H-6U refueling !

DigoSSA said:

Myanmar to buy new Chinese Y-9E transport aircraft

The Myanmar Air Defence Force has agreed to buy a new Chinese-built Y-9E transport aircraft.

The Y-9E is an export version of Chinese Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company. Myanmar Air Force will be the first foreign customer of Y-9E transport aircraft.

Also, the new Y-9E transport aircraft looks to buy for Thailand and Venezuela Air Force and some customers in Africa.

The Y-9 is considered China’s attempt to build a C-130J class transport aircraft. The Y-9 is a medium-size tactical support aircraft that can be used for both military and civil flights. It is capable of carrying 98 armed soldiers or paratroopers, or 72 seriously wounded patients plus three medics. The basic version of Y-9 has a payload of 25,000 Kg a range of 5,700 km (3,700 nm) and a ceiling of 10,400 m (34,120 ft).

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72 seriously wounded patients probably need more than 3 medics even for a short plane ride!

Xian aircraft company, production facilities/assembly lines for Y-20. It also produces H-6K & JH 7A...

now the finished product....