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ummm.......The article is wrong........
The biggest Military Transport Aircraft still in production is An-124 from Russian Federation
This aircraft have a payload of 150 tons, which is more than twice as much as Y-20 Reported 65 tons payload (Which the number itself is doubtful)
This aircraft is still in production, Russian Air Force have 20+ in stock, with 14 in service and at least 6 in reserve, the latest order of An-124 is ordered by Volga-Dnepr Airline in 2014, with 5 orders.
Russian Air Force is planning to upgrade and order more of the An-124 before sanction hits in 2014, so, this would be the biggest military transport still in production and not the Y-20.
And if we talk about simply the biggest military aircraft in production (not just transport), then, Boeing 747-8, Il-96 400-T and A-330MRTT would also beats Y-20 in both Empty weight and Max.Take off weight. Which makes Y-20 the 5th Biggest Military Aircraft Currently still in production after An-124, Boeing 747-8, IL-96 and A-330MRTT.
The specification of An-124
General characteristics
Russian Air Force (14 + more in reserve.[39] By 2020 it is planned total to upgrade 20 aircraft in the version of An-124-100M, including aircraft in storage. As of December 2014 the Russian Armed Forces Air Force received a total of 9 aircraft, which JSC " Aviastar-SP" in Ulyanovsk has upgraded.[40][41][42])
Order by Volga-Denpr
http://www.airlinesanddestinations....-8fs-and-add-an-124s-to-boeings-supply-chain/
Xian Y-20 Specification
The biggest Military Transport Aircraft still in production is An-124 from Russian Federation
This aircraft have a payload of 150 tons, which is more than twice as much as Y-20 Reported 65 tons payload (Which the number itself is doubtful)
This aircraft is still in production, Russian Air Force have 20+ in stock, with 14 in service and at least 6 in reserve, the latest order of An-124 is ordered by Volga-Dnepr Airline in 2014, with 5 orders.
Russian Air Force is planning to upgrade and order more of the An-124 before sanction hits in 2014, so, this would be the biggest military transport still in production and not the Y-20.
And if we talk about simply the biggest military aircraft in production (not just transport), then, Boeing 747-8, Il-96 400-T and A-330MRTT would also beats Y-20 in both Empty weight and Max.Take off weight. Which makes Y-20 the 5th Biggest Military Aircraft Currently still in production after An-124, Boeing 747-8, IL-96 and A-330MRTT.
The specification of An-124
General characteristics
- Crew: 4–6 (pilot, copilot, navigator, senior flight engineer (+flight engineer, radio man) + 2 loadmasters)
- Capacity: 88 passengers or the hold can take an additional 350 on a palletised seating system
- Payload: 150,000 kg (330,000 lb)
- Length: 68.96 m (226 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 73.3 m (240 ft 5 in)
- Height: 20.78 m (68 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 628 m² (6,760 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 175,000 kg (385,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: 405,000 kg (893,000 lb)
- Useful load: 230,000 kg (508,000 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 405,000 kg (893,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Progress D-18T turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) each
- Maximum speed: 865 km/h (467 kn (537 mph))
- Cruise speed: 800–850 km/h (430 kn (490 mph))
- Range: 5,200 km (2,808 nm, 3231 mi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
- Wing loading: 365 kg/m² (74.7 lb/sq ft)
- Thrust/weight: 0.23
- Take-off run distance (maximum take-off weight): 2,520 m (8,270 ft)
- Landing roll distance at maximum landing weight: 900 m (3,000 ft)
Russian Air Force (14 + more in reserve.[39] By 2020 it is planned total to upgrade 20 aircraft in the version of An-124-100M, including aircraft in storage. As of December 2014 the Russian Armed Forces Air Force received a total of 9 aircraft, which JSC " Aviastar-SP" in Ulyanovsk has upgraded.[40][41][42])
Order by Volga-Denpr
http://www.airlinesanddestinations....-8fs-and-add-an-124s-to-boeings-supply-chain/
Xian Y-20 Specification
- Crew: 3: pilot, copilot & load master
- Length: 47 m[31] (154.2 ft)
- Height: 15 m (49.2 ft)
- Wing area: 330 m² (3337 ft²)
- Empty weight: 100,000 kg (220,400 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 220,000 kg (485,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × turbofans
- Cruise speed: Mach 0.75 (918 km/h)
- Range: 4,500 km with max payload ; 7800 km with 40 tons ; 10,000+ km with paratroops. ()
- Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,700 ft)
- Max. wing loading: 710 kg/m² (145 lb/ft²)
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