Xian Y-20

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Xian Y-20 Kunpeng
Xian Y-20 at the 2014 Zhuhai Air Show.jpg
Type: Strategic transporter
Design country:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China

Manufacturer:

Xi'an Aircraft Company

First flight:

January 26, 2013

Commissioning:

June 15, 2016

Number of pieces:

4th

Xian Y-20 ( Chinese  运-20 , Pinyin Yun-20  - "lit .: Transporter 20"), codenamed Kunpeng ( 鲲鹏 , Kunpeng ), refers to a military transport provided by Xi'an Aircraft primarily for the air forces of the People's Republic of China developed has been. In the Chinese aviation industry, the transporter is also known colloquially as the Chubby Girl ( 胖妞 , pàngniū  - "fat girl") due to the wide fuselage and the homophony between the characters between " Péng " ( ) and " Pàng " ( ) .

description

The official first flight took place on January 26, 2013. It is a shoulder -wing aircraft with a T-tail . Under the wings are four turbofan engines of the type Solowjow D-30KP 2- arranged. So far, five prototypes with the CFTE license plates 781, 783, 785, 788 and 789 have been confirmed to fly. The heavy long-range transport aircraft should be able to be used in all weather conditions for military operations, disaster relief and humanitarian aid. Allegedly the maximum takeoff weight is 200 tons and the maximum payload is 60 tons. On June 15, 2016, the PLAAF officially put the first two Y-20s with the registration numbers 11051 and 11052 into service with the 12th Regiment of the 4th Transport Division in Chengdu / Qionglai .

Technical specifications

Y-20 at the airshow,
Zhuhai , October 2016

No data have been officially disclosed so far. The following information is based on the evaluation of photos or estimates by experts:

Parameter Data
Type Strategic transport aircraft
crew 3
length 47 m
span approx. 45 to 50 m
height 15 m
Wing area approx. 330 m²
Empty mass 100,000 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 220,000 kg
payload 66,000 kg
drive four turbofan engines Solovyov D-30KP-2
Top speed 918 km / h
Altitude 13,000 m
Range approx. 10,000 km

See also

Web links

Commons : Xian Y-20  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. FlightGlobal: China's Y-20 transport conducts maiden flight. Retrieved January 29, 2013 .
  2. Huitong: Chinese Military Aviation Blog. June 21, 2016, accessed June 21, 2016 .
  3. Stephen Trimble: Chinese Y-20 revealed in new online pictures. Flightglobal, December 27, 2012, accessed January 14, 2013 .
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