In the Zhuhai Airshow 2014 China will give flight
show of its formerly confidential heavy transport Y-20 and display a
physical Y-9, its new medium-sized transport. In addition there will be
the model of Y-30 transport, a new medium-sized transport it is
developing.
Y-9, the improved version of China’s Y-8 old transport, uses China-made
5,000 hp turbo-propeller engines with six-blade propellers of synthetic
materials to increase its takeoff load, cruise speed and climbing
ability, but its size is not large enough to carry modern tank with
heavy armor and equipment or modern heavy attack helicopter.
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| Y-30 Transport Aircraft |
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| Y-30 Transport Aircraft |
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| Y-30 Transport Aircraft |
China has to transport its heavy tanks and helicopters by train, which
is not only time consuming but wastes precious flight time of
helicopters.
Y-30 is being developed precisely to meet the need for carrying heavy tanks and helicopters.
According to speculation, it can carry a maximum load of 30 tons much
bigger than Y-8 while according to the model, it is larger in size for
heavy tanks and helicopters.
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