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Y-20 F-100 civil cargo airplane
  • 7m longer than base Y-20 (47m to 54m)
  • 5m wider wingspan than base Y-20 (45m to 50m)
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China stuns world with heavy military transport plane


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*BEIJING: *China’s Y-20 heavy transport aircraft has undergone its first airborne and air delivery training, said the Chinese air force on Tuesday.

According to Shen Jinke, spokesperson of the air force, it marked a leap in the air force’s strategic delivery and long-distance airborne combat abilities.

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The air force is a strategic service, and its strategic capability should be in line with the constantly expanding national interests so it can carry out diverse military missions, said Shen.

The strategic capability of the air force should be able to extend wherever China’s national interests reach to provide reliable air security assurance for the country’s development, he added.

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The Y-20, which joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in July 2016 and has a maximum takeoff weight of around 200 tonnes, is ideal for transporting cargo and people over long distances in diverse weather conditions. - Xinhua
 
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Paratroopers jump out of Y-20 transport aircraft
Editor:Huang Panyue Time:2018-05-10

Paratroopers assigned to the airborne troops under the PLA Air Force conduct static-line jumps out of a Y-20 transport aircraft successively during a parachute training exercise in central China's Henan Province on May 8, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Liu Bingbing)

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Below is the so called civilian version of Y20
which is 7 meters longer than military version and with a range of 8000 Kms.
 

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