Y-20 Kunpeng | |
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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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