China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

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ACuriousPLAFan

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Atomicfrog said:
If they are doing it for civilian... most likely they will do it for the military if needed.

Lots of update awaiting Y-20

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Thanks to the development of the new and more powerful engine which the Y-20 is expected to be equipped soon, the aircraft will receive a boost in terms of payload capacity and range, the expert said.
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Now we wait for the WS-20-equipped Y-20B in PLAAF colours to appear in large numbers...

The Y-20 large transport aircraft has been developed into the YU-20 aerial tanker, and the Y-20 will have more variants, China Central Television reported on Thursday.

In the future, the Y-20 could be developed into a strategic early warning aircraft, a command and control aircraft, a long-range electronic warfare aircraft, or even a drone carrier, Fu Qianshao, a Chinese military aviation expert, told the Global Times on Friday.
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Strategic AEW aircraft, C&C aircraft, and long-range EW aircraft are nothing new at this point. Besides, once the C919 has achieved maximium or total domestication, one or two of the roles would be much suitable on C919 than Y-20 instead.

However, what I'm more interested in is the drone carrier, and related to it, the Chinese counterpart to the Rapid Dragon missile system, of which the PLA could look into employing them using Y-20s (and Y-9s too) when required.

The Y-20 could also be increased in length, and this will give it a larger cargo space, Fu said.
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That would be the Y-20F-100.
 
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Joining Y-20's wings to the wingbox to produce a single-piece wing assembly.

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