Shaanxi Y-9

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Y-9
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Shaanxi Y-9 landing
Role Transport aircraft
National originChina
Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Company
First flightNovember 2010
Introduction2012
StatusIn service
Primary users People's Liberation Army Air Force
Myanmar Air Force
Namibian Air Force
Produced2010–present
Developed from Shaanxi Y-8
Variants Shaanxi KJ-500
Shaanxi Y-9JZ
Shaanxi KQ-200

The Shaanxi Y-9 (Chinese :运-9; pinyin :Yùn-9) is a Chinese medium utility/military transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company for the People's Liberation Army. [1] [2] It is a lengthened and upgraded development of the Shaanxi Y-8F. [3]

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Development

Development of the Y-9 may have begun as early as 2002 as the Y-8X program. The program was a collaborative effort with Antonov – the designers of the An-12 that it was ultimately derived from – and was aimed at competing with the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. By September 2005, the Y-9 designation was being used. [4] The Y-9 received design features originally intended for the Y-8F600, [4] which was cancelled in 2008. [5]

Shaanxi had hoped to conduct the first flight as early as 2006, but it was delayed. Design changes were made in 2006, [3] with the design being frozen by January 2010. After the design freeze, it was suggested that the first flight would depend on securing a launch customer; construction had also not yet commenced. [5] The aircraft finally flew in November 2010. [6]

The Y-9 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) service in 2012, [1] with full operating capability being announced in December 2017. [2]

Design

The Y-9 is powered by four WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines. The propellers are six-bladed and made with Chinese JL-4 composites, and closely resemble the Dowty R406. The WJ-6C is replaced by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150B in the Y-9E export variant. [4]

The cruise speed is 300 knots (560 km/h; 350 mph) with an endurance of around 10.5 hours. [7]

Cargo capacity

The cargo bay has an internal volume of 155 m3 and is fitted with cargo handling rollers and tie-down rings. The rear entrance to the cargo bay also functions as a ramp. [1] [8]

Variants

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KQ-200 anti-submarine warfare aircraft
Y-9
Base variant
Y-9E
Export designation of Y-9 [6]
Y-8Q / KQ-200 (GX-6)
Anti-submarine aircraft [9]
Y-9JZ (GX-8)
Electronic intelligence variant [10] [11] [1]
Y-9XZ (GX-9)
Psychological warfare aircraft [12]
Y-9W / KJ-500 (GX-10)
Airborne early warning and control variant. Five hour endurance, and fitted with lighter version of KJ-2000 AESA radar. [13]
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Y-9W (KJ-500) airborne early warning aircraft
Y-9G (GX-11)
Electronic warfare (ECM) variant [7]
Y-9X (GX-12)
Electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft [12]
Y-9LG (GX-13)
New ECM variant [14]
KJ-700 (GX-16)
Aerial early warning variant [15]
Y-9DZ (GX-17)
Speculated to be a new EW variant[ citation needed ]

Operators

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Y-9JB electronic intelligence aircraft
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

Specifications (Y-9)

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 2010-11 [20]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tate, Andrew (9 December 2019). "China mass producing Y-9 surveillance aircraft". Jane's. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 Panda, Ankit (6 December 2017). "China's Air Force Declares Shaanxi Y-9 Transport Aircraft Operational". The Diplomat. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 Francis, Leithen (27 September 2007). "China to receive first Y-9 military transport in 2009". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fisher, Richard D. Jr. (2008). China's Military Modernization: Building for Regional and Global Reach. Greenwood. pp. 180–81. ISBN   978-0-275-99486-0.
  5. 1 2 Francis, Leithen (29 January 2010). "Shaanxi's Y9 still waiting on Chinese military to commit". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "New look for an old veteran [AAD18D2]". Jane's. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 Tate, Andrew (12 March 2019). "PLAAF operating ECM variant of Y-9 aircraft". Jane's. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "China Promotes Export of Y-9E". 23 May 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Rupprecht, Andreas (2018). Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Naval Aviation - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   978-09973092-5-6.
  10. ↑ Yeo, Mike (6 October 2014). "Japan intercepts new Chinese GX-8 ELINT aircraft". Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Online feature: China's unique special missions aircraft". 31 March 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rupprecht, Andreas (29 October 2018). Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 92. ISBN   978-09973092-6-3.
  13. ↑ Fisher, Richard D. Jr (4 September 2015). "China showcases new weapon systems at 3 September parade". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Chinese Y-9LG electronic warfare aircraft breaks cover". Jane's. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  15. ↑ Satam, Parth (22 June 2024). "Images Surface of What Could be China's New Rumored KJ-700 AEW&C Aircraft". The Aviationist.
  16. ↑ "中国空军也在下饺子 新生产运9一个批次就超过20架|中国|预警机|反潜机_新浪军事_新浪网". mil.news.sina.com.cn.
  17. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (20 December 2017). "Second Y-9 transport aircraft enters service with PLAGF, says report". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  18. ↑ Yunpeng, Li; Lina, Chen (20 December 2017). "陆军部队第二架运-9型运输机列装". Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  19. ↑ https://nbcnews.na/node/108726
  20. ↑ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2010). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2010-11 (101st ed.). London: Jane's Information Group. pp. 134–135. ISBN   978-0710629166.
  21. ↑ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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