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Hobby Boss 83906 Chinese Y-9 1:144 |
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| The Shaanxi Y-9 (Chinese: 运-9; pinyin: Yùn-9) is a medium military transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China. It is a stretched and upgraded development of the Shaanxi Y-8F.
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.
The cruise speed is 300 knots (560 km/h; 350 mph) with an endurance of around 10.5 hours.
Cargo capacity
The Y-9 is designed for 25 tons of cargo but can reportedly carry up to 30 tons.
The aircraft can fit up to 106 passengers, 132 paratroopers, or 72 stretchers. For vehicles, it can carry two para-droppable ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicles as well as various other military equipment such as light trucks, cargo containers or pallets.
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.
Some special purpose variants such as the Y-9G (GX-11) have the rear ramp door removed. |
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