| H-6I | |
|---|---|
| Role | Strategic bomber |
| National origin | People's Republic of China |
| Manufacturer | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| First flight | January 1978 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Developed from | Xi'an H-6 |
The Xi'an H-6I bomber (Chinese: 轰-6I; pinyin: Hōng-6I) was a Chinese military aircraft and a possible successor to the aging twin-engined H-6 jet bomber. Program first begun in 1970 and a prototype made the first flight in January 1978, but the project was canceled in 1980 before the bomber went into production.[1][2]