no, it is a dedicated tanker with a secondary transport capability
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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no, it is a dedicated tanker with a secondary transport capability
Yeah this was my questions. Cheers.
Most likely an aerodynamic device to reduce turbulence so as to stabilize the basket.
by78
General
A peek into the cargo hold of a Y-20U tanker. You can clearly see the drogue deployment mechanism and how it connects through the opening in the fuselage. Further back into the cargo hold, I spot a round outline. I wonder... Is that the fuel tank? It could be some kind of cargo, BUT the drogue deployment mechanism would have to be dismantled first to get that thing out. So I'm leaning toward that being the fuel tank, and if so, this is the first actual image of it.
lcloo
Captain
Lighting edit.A peek into the cargo hold of a Y-20U tanker. You can clearly see the drogue deployment mechanism and how it connects through the opening in the fuselage. Further back into the cargo hold, I spot a round outline. I wonder... Is that the fuel tank? It could be some kind of cargo, BUT the drogue deployment mechanism would have to be dismantled first to get that thing out. So I'm leaning toward that being the fuel tank, and if so, this is the first actual image of it.
The yellow main fuel tank, pump on top of the fuel tank and piping upwards to the wing. And the red color equipment with wheel is mobile platform for service and maintenance of wing, engine and refueling pods.
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