Zhuhai Airshow 2022
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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.
Yeah, that bigger silhouette is consistent with what I'd expect the fuel tank would look like.
Someone can probably edit the picture's contrast or something to bring it out more visible
supercat
Major
It seems to have a huge nozzle, so it should be powered. It may have a stealthy intake like the AGM-158 JASSM.
once again, tank is smaller than i thoughtA 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.
I believe he meant "seems to have no propulsion system".
Because in the Chinese language, the phrase "动力" used to describe "没有动力系统" (meaning "no propulsion system" in Chinese) can also be understood as "motivation" depending on the context.
Yes, I understood the original poster's meaning. I was just making a joke for the dopamine hit.
lcloo
Captain
I would say the fuel tank might be able to carry around 50 tons of fuel, plus weights of other cargo/ equipment, that is close to the maximum load capacity of Y20. Y20 has a cargo cabin of 20 X 4 X 4 metres. Fuel density could be from 0.6 to 0.8 tons per metre cube.
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