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Y8F400

Y8F400

Turboprop Airplanes
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Basic Information
Name
Y8F400
Designation
Y8F400
Alternate Designation
Y-8 Cub, Y-8A, Y-8C, Y-8D, Y-8E, Y-8H, Yun-8
Equipment Type
Turboprop Airplanes
Manufacturer
Shaanxi Aircraft Company
Date of Introduction
1999
Description

The Y8F400 is a commercial freighter aircraft featuring a solid nose replacing the glass-in nose of previous Y-8 models, a fully pressurized cargo compartment, a three-man crew instead of five in previous models, upgraded avionics, new cockpit and an improved cargo handling system enabling quick and easy loading/off-loading operations. Shaanxi Aircraft Company (SAC) developed the Y8F400 in the late 1990s and is capable of airlifting a maximum payload of 15 tons. The aircraft is being used within China for the transport of a wide range of cargoes in all weather conditions. It can transport fresh goods only possible in a pressurized cargo compartment. Like its predecessors the Y8F400 aircraft is powered by four Chinese-built WJ-6 turboprop engines each developing 4,250-hp of power at takeoff and driving a four-blade JL-G13 propeller.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew 3
Range 4500.0 km
Wingspan 38.00 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group Turboprop Airplanes
Status Active
Also Known As Y-8 Cub, Y-8A, Y-8C, Y-8D, Y-8E, Y-8H, Yun-8
Origin China
Contractor Shaanxi Aircraft Company
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1999
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew 3
Number of Engines 4
Propeller Blades 4
Area — Wing Area 122 square meter
Dimensions — Height 11.6 meter
Dimensions — Length 34 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 38 meter
Mass — Cargo 15 ton
Mass — Empty Weight 34 ton
Mass — Fuel Load 14.6 ton
Mass — Max Landing Weight 58 ton
Mass — Max Takeoff Weight 61 ton
Performance — Landing Run Distance 1,050 meter
Performance — Max Range 4,500 kilometer
Performance — Min Range 2,150 kilometer
Performance — Operational Altitude 8,000 meter
Performance — Take Off Run Distance 1,270 meter
Power — Max Power at TakeOff 17,000 hp
Speed — Cruise Speed 550 kph
Variants
Variant 1 Y8F400
Variant 2 Y8F600
Variant 3 Y-8Q
Details
Country of Origin China
Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a002601

Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
34 m
Width
38 m
Height
11.6 m
Weight
58000 kg
Operators (1)
China
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