Y-20 heavy transport aircraft News & Discussions

[cirr]

What a mix!

 

[Beast]

If these 2 yellow fellow are included. At least 10 Y-20 are in service.

 

[Deino]

If these 2 yellow fellow are included. At least 10 Y-20 are in service.

Difficult to say - at least from this image - even if in principle I agree with you that the numbers built is easily 10.

However all we see in this image are two prototypes (#785 & 783), one grey serial bird and two yellow ones, so this images could easily - IMO most likely - be some older footage simply showing the first two serials birds.

Deino

 

[cirr]

Y-30

 

[Deino]

Y-30

But isn't this more likely the MA.700 - a twin-engine regional turboprop airliner - than the Y-30, which is -or should be a - four-engine military transport??

 

[Beast]

But isn't this more likely the MA.700 - a twin-engine regional turboprop airliner - than the Y-30, which is -or should be a - four-engine military transport??

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Mean while....

BEIJING—The first Avic MA700 turboprop airliner should be rolled out around the middle of 2019, following the start of manufacturing of long-lead parts in December 2017. A first flight is slated to follow by the end of 2019, but will happen then only if all goes smoothly, a program official said. First delivery earlier than 2022 looks unlikely. These dates indicate program slippage of more than a year from the 2016 schedule and three years from the targets that Avic set when it....

http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/ma700-roll-out-targeted-mid-2019-1st-delivery-likely-2022

 

[Beast]

WS-18 engine for Y-20. Clone from DK-30kp2 but with more superior metallurgy which means higher lifespan and higher thrust. New WS-18K with even higher spec is ready for air trial.

 

[clarkgap]

WS-18 engine for Y-20. Clone from DK-30kp2 but with more superior metallurgy which means higher lifespan and higher thrust. New WS-18K with even higher spec is ready for air trial.

gongke101 (a staff of Guizhou Liyang Aero-egine company) had said it:https://lt.cjdby.net/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2390963&pid=75243543&fromuid=1049960

However, it may also be installed on H-6.

 

[Deino]

via

https://twitter.com/x/status/972027078290780161

 

[Rank]

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via

https://twitter.com/x/status/972027078290780161

engines are tooo small ... truly unbalance aircraft...

 

[Figaro]

engines are tooo small ... truly unbalance aircraft...

Yeah ... but the high bypass ratio WS-20 Will be installed on Y-20 this year ...

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/972754362190716928

 

[lcloo]

A publishing from NOSTA - National Office for Science and Technology Awards stated "completed installing of Y-20's power units for engine gears of 30 aircraft 。

Question is this 30 aircraft is all inclusive? (i.e. proto types + aircraft already in service + aircraft being assembled), or all aircraft already in service + being assembled but excludes prototypes.

http://www.nosta.gov.cn/upload/2018slxmgb/fm_308/904-3002.html

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Beast]

A publishing from NOSTA - National Office for Science and Technology Awards stated "completed installing of Y-20's power units for engine gears of 30 aircraft 。

Question is this 30 aircraft is all inclusive? (i.e. proto types + aircraft already in service + aircraft being assembled), or all aircraft already in service + being assembled but excludes prototypes.

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http://www.nosta.gov.cn/upload/2018slxmgb/fm_308/904-3002.html

Deino, do you know what these few highlighted few sentences say?

New engine core technology is used on the engine of Y-20 which spec excel even US aviation standard. If the engine of Y-20 is imported purely Russian DK-30kp2. Why even need to input of Chinese technology of engine core?

Another clear evidence engine of Y-20 is not as some expected of Russian imported. But as what I always claim WS-18 domestic engine. Outer look of engine is deceptive. It is the inner that counts.

Ask you good Chinese friend to translate for you. and this new is from official Chinese website indicating national award for scientific achievement. Not some rumors or fake news.

Y-20 has long achieved 100% domestic made. Not even engine is imported.