Xi'an Y-20

Y-20 Kunpeng
Y-20 at Airshow China 2016
Role Strategic airlifter
National origin People's Republic of China
Manufacturer Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[1]
Designer Tang Changhong[2]
First flight 26 January 2013
Introduction 6 July 2016[3][4]
Status In service, in production[3][4]
Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
Produced 2013–present
Number built 67 as of 2023[5]

The Xi'an Y-20 Kunpeng[6] (Chinese: 运-20 鲲鹏; pinyin: Yùn-20 Kūnpéng; lit. 'Transport-20 Kunpeng') is a large military transport aircraft that was developed by the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation for the People's Republic of China (PRC).[1]

While the official series name of the aircraft is Kunpeng, a mythical giant fish-bird from the Taoist classic Zhuangzi, it is nicknamed "Chubby Girl" (Chinese: 胖妞; pinyin: Pàng niū) in the Chinese aviation industry because its fuselage is much wider than aircraft previously developed in China.[7][8][9]

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  3. ^ a b "运-20飞机授装接装仪式举行 许其亮出席并讲话" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b "中国空军列装运-20飞机提升战略投送能力" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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  7. ^ "Y-20". Sina Corp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "EUROPEAN AIRSHOW DEBUT OF THE XI'AN Y-20 KUNPENG". European Airshows.
  9. ^ Huang, Kristin (5 June 2021). "China's 'Chubby Girl' military transport plane at the centre of Malaysia row". South China Morning Post.