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Shaanxi Y-8 of PLA Air Force on 2012. Design of the aircraft was completed by February 1972. Major features of the Y-8 included a glazed nose and tail turret derived from that of the H-6 bomber, [2] [3] a roller-type palletized-cargo-handling device instead of the overhead conveyor, and a gaseous oxygen system as opposed to a liquid oxygen system.
Development of the Y-9 may have begun as early as 2002 as the Y-8X program. The program was a collaborative effort with Antonov – the designers of the An-12 that it was ultimately derived from – and was aimed at competing with the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules .
NATO reporting name/ASCC names for miscellaneous aircraft, with Soviet designations, ... Shaanxi Y-8JB "Mace" Shaanxi Y-8X "Maid" Shaanxi KJ-2000 "Mainring" Shaanxi Y ...
The 2,000th Falcon was delivered in 2009, and the Falcon 8X made its first flight in 2015. [1] The 2,500th Falcon was delivered in July 2017, as more than 2,100 were in service with 1,230 operators in 90 countries, having accumulated 17.8 million flight hours. [2] In 2018, Dassault launched the Falcon 6X with a 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) range. [3]
Aircraft Type Comments 4th Air Brigade: Guangdong, Foshan, Foshan Air Base: 61X5X: ... Y-9G，Y-9X，Y-8X: 20th Special Mission Division List of leaders. Commanders
Two prototypes were built by late-2011. A new production line for the aircraft may have opened in late-2016. [4]The PLANAF received its first KQ-200 in 2015. [6] By 2017, they were deployed by the Southern Theater Command [6] and all three theater commands by 2023.
Now included in the requirements was that the aircraft would be designed specifically for the 30 mm cannon. The RFP also called for an aircraft with a maximum speed of 460 mph (740 km/h), takeoff distance of 4,000 feet (1,200 m), external load of 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg), 285-mile (460 km) mission radius, and a unit cost of US$1.4 million. [6]
The Shaanxi Y-9JZ is an electronic intelligence (ELINT) surveillance aircraft built by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.It is based on the Y-8F-600 category III airframe and driven by WJ-6C turboprop engine with 6-blade propellers.