XAC Y-20 - China's giant bird … Plus the smaller brother Y-15

[Beijingwalker]

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[Beijingwalker]

New footage has shown ten Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force Y-20B strategic transport aircraft elephant walk on an unknown runway, representing the largest publicly observed concentration of the aircraft to date. Elephant walks, a term for a large formation of aircraft taxiing together in close succession, are typically used to demonstrate fleet readiness and production progress.

A primary improvement over the baseline Y-20 is its integration of indigenous WS-20 turbofan engines, which allows for a maximum cargo capacity of 66 tons, exceeding that of the baseline variant which relied on Russian D30KP-2 engines.

 

[Watandar]

Phew that is one huge bird.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Kunpeng on Parade: Footage shows China’s Y-20B strategic cargo aircraft, equipped with domestically developed WS-20 high-bypass ratio turbofan engines, performing Elephant Walk on the runway.

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[wangdefa]

The next step is the export model. Y20E

 

[Beijingwalker]

Once being in mass production, mighty capability of Chinese manufacturing prowess would be in full play.

 

[Shui]

Next is Chinese C5.

 

[Ali_Baba]

The next step is the export model. Y20E

I am not sure there are many countries out there that can afford it, it will be expensive. I don't see them in PAF service, until the Chinese have 20 year old second hand units to sell at cheap prices.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Next is Chinese C5.

Does China need a C5 type of platform?

 

[wangdefa]

Does China need a C5 type of platform?

Of course, the development of the Y40 is in progress

 

[Ali_Baba]

Of course, the development of the Y40 is in progress

are there any mockups of it ? do you have anything?

 

[Deino]

Once being in mass production, mighty capability of Chinese manufacturing prowess would be in full play.

I think a rate of about 20 per year thru the last 2-3 years and allegedly currently even 30 per year could well be rated "full play"!

 

[Deino]

are there any mockups of it ? do you have anything?

Only lots of hints, rumours and leaked patents