China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Is the Y9 just an enlarged Y8 or is it a new and mostly domestic design?

Blackstone said:

Is the Y9 just an enlarged Y8 or is it a new and mostly domestic design?

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You already got the answer. In fact, it looks like an enlarged version of Y-8 but the amount of changes essentially can make it a new domestic design(New nose, lengthen airframe, new tail fin, new turbo prop, new digitize cockpit).

Otherwise they will not give it a new designation of Y-9, they could have give Y-8G, something like that.

Lion said:

You already got the answer. In fact, it looks like an enlarged version of Y-8 but the amount of changes essentially can make it a new domestic design(New nose, lengthen airframe, new tail fin, new turbo prop, new digitize cockpit).

Otherwise they will not give it a new designation of Y-9, they could have give Y-8G, something like that.

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Where is the proof that Y-9 is an enlarged version of Y-8?

I think Deino's description of it is pretty good.

overall length of the plane does seem to be the same or very similar. one can use existing images and superimpose one on top of the other - it becomes evident that the fuselage itself hasnt really been lenghtened. What is also evident, though, is that the front end of the plane was redesigned in such manner that the cockpit on y9 (and special mission next gen y8 planes) is moved forward, closer to the nose, when compared to older transport y8. Difference seems to be 1-2 meters. That suggests that the cargo cabin behind the cockpit may have been lengthened by those 1-2 meters.

Quickie said:

The 2 helicopter models in the CG does not seem to have RCS reduction measures. Probably it's just a matter of wrongly using a picture that's unrelated to the matter of discussion?


Ok, just read Deino's post.

"It was a RCS-calculation and comparison of - like we said - the NH-90 & Blackhawk "

So, it's nothing to do with LO helicopter either.

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We have a helicopter thread, all this posts will be moved there.

Combat Aircraft had a picture of a Y-9 transport aircraft said to be serial 10115 which has been delivered to the 4th transport division? wonder if anyone else knew about this, it also says a second unit is going to be delivered soon and follow up deliverys next year

its also had this info

2nd Div 4th Air Reg has Y-8J/W/JB and KJ-200 in the North Sea Fleet at Lalyang

asif iqbal said:

Combat Aircraft had a picture of a Y-9 transport aircraft said to be serial 10115 which has been delivered to the 4th transport division? wonder if anyone else knew about this, it also says a second unit is going to be delivered soon and follow up deliverys next year

its also had this info

2nd Div 4th Air Reg has Y-8J/W/JB and KJ-200 in the North Sea Fleet at Lalyang

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yep,

shows 10x5x here

Also scramble orbat also has it in the 4th transport division.

Your eyes must be very good, too, because I could not read the blurred number on that picture. asif iqbal probably means 10151, which would be 4 Div 10 Regt Qionglai (that is at least where I think the regiment is now).

2 Naval Avn Div 4 Regt Laiyang now has only Y-8J and Y-8W (= KJ200). Y-8JB have gone to 4 Div 6 Regt Tuchengzi, which also has Y-8X.

My bad yes I meant 10151, typo, well spotted Franco-Russe

franco-russe said:

Your eyes must be very good, too, because I could not read the blurred number on that picture. asif iqbal probably means 10151, which would be 4 Div 10 Regt Qionglai (that is at least where I think the regiment is now).

2 Naval Avn Div 4 Regt Laiyang now has only Y-8J and Y-8W (= KJ200). Y-8JB have gone to 4 Div 6 Regt Tuchengzi, which also has Y-8X.

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actually Huitong did all the hard work with the identification part. And that comment of yours just to spite on me, not cool.