Y-20 heavy transport aircraft News & Discussions

[Han Patriot]

Y-20's in an airborne operation training

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Yes with night vision which the Russians could get some.

 

[Scorpiooo]

Mat

I hope we acquire them to replace Il-78 for heavy lift

Matter of money and secondly they still young

 

[casual]

Yes with night vision which the Russians could get some.

Those are obviously thermals. Looks to be gen2.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Plane #11150 of the 12th regiment seems to be in Africa currently, departed from Djibouti for Zambia on March 16 in the morning. Distance about 3300 km.

Credit @East Pendulum

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Plane #11150 of the 12th regiment seems to be in Africa currently, departed from Djibouti for Zambia on March 16 in the morning. Distance about 3300 km.

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Credit @East Pendulum

Looking forward to see a Y-20 powered by WS-20 doing that.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Yanliang aeronautical compound

 

[Deino]

Yanliang aeronautical compound

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Any info when this image was taken?

 

[sheik]

Yanliang aeronautical compound

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2 x KJ-600

 

[Shotgunner51]

Any info when this image was taken?

The OP (from Weibo) didn't mention exact date, apparently noon shadows casted on ground are shorter as compared to post #2077 so it could be recent Jan or Feb.

Wow, Y-20B/BU serial production !!!!!!

 

[Deino]

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2 x KJ-600

And there is a third one further "right" at the CFTE section

By the way, GE says, that image was from 2022/03

 

[lcloo]

Delete

 

[DF41]

A Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test Base

The activity at Yanliang Air Base is yet another glaring reminder that Beijing's military might seems to be on a nearly exponential growth curve.

www.thedrive.com

And that was in Dec 2019.
How many more since then?

 

[luciferdd]

Yanliang aeronautical compound

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Why there is one ZDK-03 in the lower right corner....

 

[Shotgunner51]

Why there is one ZDK-03 in the lower right corner....

System upgrade perhaps? But it could be an AWAC testbed of CFTE (Chinese Flight Test Establishment), can't be sure.

 

[lcloo]

System upgrade perhaps? But it could be an AWAC testbed of CFTE (Chinese Flight Test Establishment), can't be sure.

Most likely a testbed. This ZDK-03 was spotted in a Google Earth image dated January 29th, 2021, and has been parked there since then to the latest GE image dated this month.