Shaanxi Y-9
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| Type: | Transport plane |
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5th November 2010 |
The Shaanxi Y-9 or Yunshuji-9 ( Chinese运 -9) is a medium-weight, medium-range transport aircraft produced by the Chinese company Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation .
history
The development of the Y-9 began in September 2005 as a further development of a stretched variant of the Y-8 under the designation Y-8F-600, but was temporarily stopped between 2007 and 2008 due to the higher priority of the Y-8GX. The first flight took place on November 5, 2010. At the end of November 2011, the prototype No. 741 was first spotted in the test center in Xian-Yanglian . China's Air Force and Navy have been equipping the Y-9 since 2012.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 4th |
| length | 36.00 m |
| span | 38.00 m |
| height | 11.30 m |
| Cargo hold size | 16.2 x 3.2 x 2.35 m |
| payload | 25 t normal (30 t max) or 132 parachutists |
| Empty mass | 39 t |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 77 t |
| Top speed | 650 km / h |
| Marching speed | 550 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 10,100 m |
| Rate of climb | ? m / s |
| Range | 2200 km with 15 t payload max. 5000 km |
| Engines | four Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C (WJ-6C) turboprops, each 3805 kW |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Global security: Shaanxi Y-9 (Yun-9)
- ↑ a b FliegerRevue February 2012, p. 8, New Transporter Chinas
- ↑ a b FliegerRevue July 2014, p. 61, Schaanxi Y-9
- ↑ Sinodefence.com ( Memento of November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)