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[by78]

Images were taken by Taiwanese air patrol intercept.

 

[by78]

Y-8Q ASW on patrol. It's about time they un-censor cockpit images.

 

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Y-8Q ASW on patrol. It's about time they un-censor cockpit images.

A few more screen captures from the same TV report.

 

[A.Man]

Dachang Naval Airport, Shanghai, China /08/20/2020

 

[by78]

Another image, courtesy of the Taiwanese air force.

 

[sndef888]

Another image, courtesy of the Taiwanese air force.

Is this the Y-8Q? Why does the plane look more like a Y9 than Y8?

 

[Deino]

Is this the Y-8Q? Why does the plane look more like a Y9 than Y8?

Since it is de fact a Y-9. Officially labelled at first the Y-8 Category III airframe, the KJ-200 (aka the Y-8GX-5) was the first type to use this refined airframe, which lacked the rear-loading ramp for the dedicated special mission types. Later the true Y-9 was developed using most changes of this Cat. III configuration like the front section, the new tail and especially the uprated engines & props and added again a rear-loanding ramp

 

[by78]

Y8Qs at

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in Hainan.

 

[by78]

Another image taken by the Taiwanese air force patrol.

 

[by78]

The PLAAF and PLANAF have been ramping up maritime patrols in the past two to three weeks.