China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Orthan said:

still see the runway in the spaces betwen the columns of that struture.

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Check it again. You should also use the other Y20 in the background for reference to see how tall the tail is above the fuselage.

Orthan said:

Notice that we can still see the runway in the spaces betwen the columns of that struture. That struture is not a wall. If we can see betwen the columns, why cant we see the rest of the plane immedialy below the tail? That tail is litteraly suspended in the air with nothing holding it!

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The yellow Y-20 is on a taxiway and partially obscured by an embankment. It's a lot closer to the camera than the gray one that's in the process of taking off on the regular runway, which is further off in the distance.

Orthan said:

Notice that we can still see the runway in the spaces betwen the columns of that struture. That struture is not a wall. If we can see betwen the columns, why cant we see the rest of the plane immedialy below the tail? That tail is litteraly suspended in the air with nothing holding it!

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I don't see runway 'in the spaces' between the columns. I see concrete slabs on a grass mound. To me, the light happen to hit the top of the first three concrete blocks which happens to align horizontally with the runway.

Orthan said:

So we can assume that 7811 is the second Y-20B prototype and that 7813 is the first tanker prototype?


Does anyone has a clue about when will Y-20B enter service?


This is a fake. Notice that the tail of the "Y-20B" is suspended in the air (there is nothing below it).


I think that is a really good question. They already have a lot of Y-20 built. Its not going to be good if they cant get an update. The old engine is, what, 1970´s tech?

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Com on ... there is even a video available!

Orthan said:

So we can assume that 7811 is the second Y-20B prototype and that 7813 is the first tanker prototype?


Does anyone has a clue about when will Y-20B enter service?


This is a fake. Notice that the tail of the "Y-20B" is suspended in the air (there is nothing below it).


I think that is a really good question. They already have a lot of Y-20 built. Its not going to be good if they cant get an update. The old engine is, what, 1970´s tech?

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As Deino said, the picture is from a video, which is very difficult to doctor.
If you haven't seen it, it is here:



More importantly, even the picture itself without the video is entirely reasonable and not suspicious, so I'm not sure why you are choosing this particular image to make the accusation of credibility on.

Blitzo said:

As Deino said, the picture is from a video, which is very difficult to doctor.
If you haven't seen it, it is here:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571761840589512705

More importantly, even the picture itself without the video is entirely reasonable and not suspicious, so I'm not sure why you are choosing this particular image to make the accusation of credibility on.

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He is just here to get a rise out of people.

Blitzo said:

If you haven't seen it, it is here:

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I hadnt seen it. Now i see that the Y-20B in the photo is legitimate. We arent seeing the rest of the plane perhabs because of a shadow on the plane or another reason whatsoever. The fact that the picture doesnt have a very good resolution can also induce in error.

siegecrossbow said:

He is just here to get a rise out of people.

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I want to participate in this forum. Sometimes im right, other times im wrong. I dont have pacience to engage in flaming discussion. Im too old for that. There is no need for you to make this kind of comments. You are a moderator, afterall.

Going back to my original post, does anyone knows the answer to the questions that i raised? (disregard the part about the fake photo)

Orthan said:

I hadnt seen it. Now i see that the Y-20B in the photo is legitimate. We arent seeing the rest of the plane perhabs because of a shadow on the plane or another reason whatsoever. The fact that the picture doesnt have a very good resolution can also induce in error.

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Next time, perhaps express your skepticism with less outright confidence, and perhaps wonder why other members have not suggested it was fake.

Stating "this is a fake" with such blatant belief in your own statement is going to cause people to push back when you are wrong.

As for your question, Y-20B has been flying for a couple years now, and we've seen a number of Y-20Bs flying and at least one tanker compatible airframe variant too. We don't know exactly when it will enter service, but it will likely be in the relative near future. And yes, of course it will offer improvements in capability compared to the standard Y-20A

Orthan said:

I dont have pacience to engage in flaming discussion

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Often it was you who started the fire. Like this one.

Orthan said:

I hadnt seen it. Now i see that the Y-20B in the photo is legitimate. We arent seeing the rest of the plane perhabs because of a shadow on the plane or another reason whatsoever. The fact that the picture doesnt have a very good resolution can also induce in error.


I want to participate in this forum. Sometimes im right, other times im wrong. I dont have pacience to engage in flaming discussion. Im too old for that. There is no need for you to make this kind of comments. You are a moderator, afterall.

Going back to my original post, does anyone knows the answer to the questions that i raised? (disregard the part about the fake photo)

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People have addressed your comment. Read the comments. We are not here to babysit.