Thursday, January 29, 2009

Y-8 BALANCE BEAM AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING


MAKER: SHAANXI AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY CORP.
TYPE: AIRBORNE RADAR EARLY WARNING
LENGTH: 121 FEET 4 INCHES
SPAN: 124 FEET 8 INCHES
RANGE: 3000 MILES
HEIGHT: 34.22 FEET
WEIGHT: 118,000 POUNDS NORMAL TAKE OFF
ENGINE: FOUR P&W CANADA PW150B TURBOPROP
TOP SPEED: 380 MPH
The new Chinese Y-8 is truly an international effort. The Y-8 is a Chinese version of the Russian AN-12 military transport. The aircraft was developed with the assistance of Ukrainian Antonov Design Bureau. The new Y-8 Chinese airborne radar plane includes navigation avionics from U.S. maker Honeywell, four Pratt and Whitney Canada PW150B turboprop engines and British Dodi R-408 6-blade propellers

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