China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Deino · Nov 9, 2014

flateric said:
Weather is much better today. Tomorrow is a press - tour day for media.

Are in Zhuhai !!????

Then I wish You all the best and most of all take a lot of image to share here ? Take care my friend.

Deino

flateric · Nov 9, 2014

Me not there, to my sorrow.

Air Force Brat · Nov 9, 2014

flateric said:
Weather is much better today. Tomorrow is a press - tour day for media.

Hey Dude!, so are you at Zuhai? Love those pressors, they are lots of fun and give the press a chance to "hang out" with the aircrews and chat it up?? Shame that Deino isn't there, but he needs to go to Chengdu and get the J-20 press tour! Come on Chengdu, don't miss out on telling your story?

Good to hear from you flateric, have a great time bruda!

Quickie · Nov 9, 2014

by78 said:
Two videos of Y-20 performing a practice run for the air show.

[video=youtube;qinjk4Z2K0U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qinjk4Z2K0U[/video]

At one stage, the Y-20 was at 70 degree roll angle. Is that a safe thing to do?

by78 · Nov 9, 2014

Two more batches from today:

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asif iqbal · Nov 9, 2014

by78 said:
Four high-resolution (2000x1333) images of Y-9 at Zhuhai, along with examples of payload that can be carried.

Great picture and just what I liked to see

I think Y-9 can be used to transport regular infantry equipment light vehicles, jeeps, guns and ammunition in addition to the other assortment of equipment for personal transport for up to ~20 tons

Y-30 can be used to transport the IFV, heavier guns and also more equipment which is too large for Y-9 to about ~30-35 tons

Then the Y-20 is for MBT and over sized cargo big guns and heavy machinery like diggers and wheel loaders etc up to 50-60 tons

The Y-9, Y-30 and Y-20 therefore over the full spectrum of tonnage that a air mobility division needs although you will need a serious number of these aircraft and I am talking 3 digit numbers for each class to achieve that

I hope we see these aircraft used more and more in excercise and even over sea trips

Air Force Brat · Nov 10, 2014

Quickie said:
by78 said:

Two videos of Y-20 performing a practice run for the air show.

[video=youtube;qinjk4Z2K0U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qinjk4Z2K0U[/video]

At one stage, the Y-20 was at 70 degree roll angle. Is that a safe thing to do?

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It all depends, recall that many years ago, we lost a B-52, and recently a C-17, from these very spirited flying displays, so it requires a great deal of finesse as well as restraint, also these larger aircraft will also exhibit a tendency toward "overbanking" where you actually have to feed in heavy opposite aileron, in order to keep the aircraft from increasing its own bank angle.. So no, its not safe, but it does demonstrate good low speed handling, and in the hands of someone with lots of "feel", it is almost perfectly safe, but once it begins to "slide", it takes lots of opposite aileron and rudder to recover, and you have to "depitch" the aircraft in one fluid move, while moving the throttle to max thrust. No its not completely safe, but if done by someone who "knows" the airplane, these maneuvers look "awesome".

by78 · Nov 10, 2014

AVIC just finished a press conference, during which the Y-20 was officially introduced to the expo crowd. Also unveiled was this scale model showing the kinds of payload the lifter is intended to carry.

Totoro · Nov 10, 2014

i would've liked it better if they had an official drawing of the internal cargo space dimensions...

China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Deino

Lieutenant General

flateric

Junior Member

Air Force Brat

Brigadier

Quickie

Colonel

by78

General

by78

General

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General

Air Force Brat

Brigadier

by78

General

Totoro

Major