SHAANXI AIRCRAFT

Manufacturer

PWR

WS

FL

Max

Kts/Mach

Max

OC

C

P

E

Y-8X Cub Special mission - Maritime patrol

3177kW

38.0

34.0

370kt

34,120

5

96

11h 7min

4 x South Aeroengine Company WJ9 Turboprop

Range with max payload; Range max fuel: 5,615km

 

Abbreviations: PWR-Power, Max TD-Thrust dry, Max TR-Thrust re-heat, WS-Wingspan, FL-Fuselage length, Max RF-Max range (km), H-Hardpoints, Max OC-Max Operating Ceiling, Max Pay.-Max Payload, C-Crew, P-Pax, Max WLE-Max Load External (warload) (kg), E-Endurance, CR Max PNR-Combat Radius Max Payload No-Refuel.

Shaanxi Aircraft Company, SAC, PO Box 34, Chenggu, 723213, Shanxi, China, Tel: +86 916 216 301, Fax: +86 916 216 302

Y-8X

A maritime variant of the Y-8X has been developed, but does not appear to have entered service. A drone-carrying model has also been identified. A development of the Antonov An-12 Cub, it was first flown in 1974.

Source: Flight International