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Last updated: 25 March 2007

HISTORY
First flight	25 December 1974
Operator	PLA Air Force, PLA Naval Aviation, Army Aviation
CREW
Y-8	5~7
Y-8F400	3
DESIGN
Role	Cargo/troop transport
Designer	Antonov Design Bureau
Manufacturer	Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
DIMENSIONS
Length	38.0m
Wingspan	34.0m
Height	11.6m
WEIGHTS
Empty	35,488kg
Normal take-off	54,000kg
Max take-off	61,800kg
Payload	20,000kg cargo; or 96 equipped troops; or vehicles and weapons; or 130 passengers
Fuel capacity	22,910kg
PROPULSION
Powerplant	4X Zhuzhou WJ-6 turboprop
PERFORMANCE
Max speed	662km/h
Cruising speed	550km/h
Max climb rate	10m/s (sea level)
Service ceiling	10,400m
Max range	5,620km
Flight endurance	10.5 hours
In-flight refuelling	No
Runway (take-off)	1,270m
Runway (landing)	1,050m
ARMAMENTS
Fixed weapon	One 23mm cannons (early variants only)
AVIONICS
Y-8	DS-3/DF-2 HF radio JDT-1 VHF radio CT-3 UHF radio JT-6A intercom HZX-1 horizontal situation indicator BXW-2 turn coordinator ZDP-1 altitude indicator KJ-6C autopilot WL-7 radio compass WG-3 radio altimeter XS-6 beacon receiver DPL-1 Doppler navigation radar HAL-2 flight radar WJ-2 rear warning receiver WD-3 IFF
Y-8D/DII/F100	Collins: Flight Director System (FDS), Air Data Computer, VOR/ ILS, Comparator Warning Computer (CWC), TDR-90 ATC tranponder, VHF-22B VHF XCVR Honeywell: Magnetic Heading Reference System (MHRS), Vertical Gyros, P-400 colour weather radar Weather radar Litton: LTN-311 Omega/VLF Navigation System (ONS) Bendix/King: KHF950 HF communication Sundsstrand: Universal Flight Data Recorder (UFDR), Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)

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