China’s Own Airlifter Enters Service

AINonline ^ | June 20, 2016 | Mike Yeo

[sukhoi-30mki]

The Y-20 airlifter appeared on social media in PLAAF markings.

[JRios1968]

Grobemaster?

[gr8eman]

Looks like a weird version of an IL-76

[Regulator]

Or a C-141 married to a C-17

[AFreeBird]

Those are not high by-pass turbo fans. Looks like they belong on a 707.

[Steely Tom]

Low-bypass engines. Very old technology. Two generations behind. This limits range of the aircraft. Of course, that doesn’t matter with in-flight refueling, which this airplane may be able to do.

That doesn’t mean they don’t have something more modern waiting in the wings, so to speak. Engine-wise, I mean.

But what they’re showing is not very impressive.

Still, remember the famous adage about military thinking: “amateurs think strategy, professionals think logistics.”

[Frito Frijoles]

C-17 copy.

[lacrew]

Ok, I laughed.

[elcid1970]

Franken-Starlifter.

[MCF]

That’s what I thought.

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. Different nose but the basic structure is still there.

[headstamp 2]

I hear its manufactured by Gerry Anderson.

[Steely Tom]

Landing carriage much smaller than C-5 or An-124. Very low cargo capacity, can't use unimproved runways.

[Lower Deck]

C-17 copy.

More like an IL-76 copy.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

I have come to the point that I am no longer surprised when some foreign aircraft is presented and it looks awfully like one of our aircraft. The ‘spy’ game is still in full force. ;-)

[Redcitizen]

How’s that Iranian stealth plane coming along? Last I saw it was a mockup at an air show.

[Trod Upon]

No doubt, but we may also be at a point of same mission + physics = similar design.

[fella]

Who needs spies when the Clintons and Obamas will trade any kind of secret for campaign and foundation donations.

[puppypusher]

More like a C-141A Starlifter.The plane looks too be on the small side.Even the B model 141 with the expanded cargo bay looks longer than that ChiCom bird.

[PAR35]

It’s missing those windows under the nose.