Y-20 heavy transport aircraft News & Discussions

[Ali_Baba]

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Via @航空工业 from Weixin

Interesting!!! They already have enough manufactured for their transport needs that they can think of special mission variants. Wonder when we can see AEW&C variants on this platform.

 

[GiantPanda]

Interesting!!! They already have enough manufactured for their transport needs that they can think of special mission variants. Wonder when we can see AEW&C variants on this platform.

The overall need for the regular transport variant is in the hundreds so they are not even close to satisfying demand with 60 or so they currently have. But demand for special missions is huge too so R&D and production have to continue in parallel. We have already seen the tanker YY-20, the AEW variant is assured and there will probably be others like EW.

 

[Deino]

Maybe something like this?

 

[GiantPanda]

Maybe something like this?

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That is the RC-2 ELINT. The Y-20 in question really does look like it has similar fairings.

 

[Horse_Rider]

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Via @FATIII from Weibo

Is this version dedicated for Tanker only or multirole? Are the latest images in Yellow primer for JSTARS / EW variant?

I want to see a variant that can deploy a massive number of kamikaze drones from the air. It will significantly increase range and payload compared to ground launched ones (Shahed-136).

Release them 600km away from targets, which will make you untouchable from enemy air defenses or interception. These cheap drones will then fly towards the target guided by Beidou navigation, or source of radiation to take out radars.

What if Beidou is jammed or spoofed? And majority of the radars are mobile as in SCS, majority of the offensive force would be naval from US / NATO / India?

 

[S10]

What if Beidou is jammed or spoofed? And majority of the radars are mobile as in SCS, majority of the offensive force would be naval from US / NATO / India?

A small seeker could be installed for the regular variants for real time target acquisition. A receiver for GLONASS/GPS could also be made as a backup. The anti-radiation variant will track itself to radar sources no matter what.

 

[Corax]

Why didn't they pick the PS-90 engine?

 

[Deino]

Why didn't they pick the PS-90 engine?

Since the indigenous WS-20 is already close to service entry

 

[LKJ86]

Via @航空工业 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2023-01/04/content_10209728.htm

 

[LKJ86]

Via @空军在线 from Weibo

 

[FuturePAF]

The overall need for the regular transport variant is in the hundreds so they are not even close to satisfying demand with 60 or so they currently have. But demand for special missions is huge too so R&D and production have to continue in parallel. We have already seen the tanker YY-20, the AEW variant is assured and there will probably be others like EW.

If the demand is high and the funding is there, it won’t be long before the Y-20 fills the skies like the C-17 does in these massive operations. Hundreds of Y-20 could be the best way to provide humanitarian relief in UN operations, resupply PLA or allied bases during hostiles or drop paratroopers on Taiwan in an operation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611756466213462016

 

[LKJ86]

Via CCTV 7 and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo

 

[CSAW]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614811746199343104

 

[LKJ86]

Via @万全 from Weibo