PLA Army Aviation - fixed wing assets

[Deino]

Army Aviation has received its first Y-9 !! :huh:

http://army.81.cn/content/2016-12/23/content_7421518_3.htm

 

[cirr]

A number of army aviation brigades are being formed as part of the military structural reform currently under way.

 

[Deino]

A number of army aviation brigades are being formed as part of the military structural reform currently under way.

Good move !

 

[AlyxMS]

Good news but christ almighty that's an ugly paint scheme.

 

[Deino]

...said to be assigned to the 4th LH Brigade (65th GA) !?

 

[Makarena]

Good news but christ almighty that's an ugly paint scheme.

yeah, look like a civilian plane

 

[帅的一匹]

7800KM range with max 25 tons load capacity, is invited to attend the Thiland royal army bidding for medium transport aircraft competing with USAAF C130.

Let us wait for Y-30, Chinese Hercules.

Good news but christ almighty that's an ugly paint scheme.

Suck as always, paint job is also fighting capacity.

 

[Deino]

Good news but christ almighty that's an ugly paint scheme.

Indeed, IMO too much of a civil bird, however they at least differ from their previous Y-8C scheme. Anyway, I had hoped for something more tactical !!

 

[Mangus Ortus Novem]

@Deino @cirr @cnleio my friends, is this bird in C130 class?

Thanks for the info.

 

[Beast]

@Deino @cirr @cnleio my friends, is this bird in C130 class?

Thanks for the info.

Yes.

Myanmar first foreign customer of these bird.
http://www.scoop.it/t/defense-news/...ar-to-buy-new-chinese-y-9e-transport-aircraft

 

[cnleio]

@Deino @cirr @cnleio my friends, is this bird in C130 class?

Thanks for the info.

Almost the same level ... data from wiki

C-130

Y-9

 

[Zarvan]

The People’s Liberation Army Aviation has accepted into service the first Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company.

Together with the Naval Aviation, the PLA LH also operates a small batch of light utility aircraft (Y5 and Y-7). Now they are getting a nice Y-9 upgrade to enhance their long-range delivery capacity.

The Shaanxi Y-9 is a medium-sized, medium-range transport aircraft. It was developed as an improved version of the Shaanxi Y-8F with greater payload and range. The Y-8F is based on Soviet Antonov An-12.

In its tactical transport variant, the Y-9 has a payload of 25,000 Kg a range of 5,700 km (3,700 nm) and a ceiling of 10,400 m (34,120 ft). Originally known as the Y-8X project, the development of Y-9 began in 2001 to produce a C-130J class transport to replace the older Y-8. The first flight occured at the end of 2010.



http://defence-blog.com/news/chines...irst-y-9-medium-range-transport-aircraft.html

 

[Deino]

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