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SAC Y-9

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Military medium transport aircraft with high wing and four prop engines, derived from Y-8 F600.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Cargo

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Hydro-mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Certification

Military

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
SAC Y-9JZ/XZ/G	2001 / 2001		Special mission variants: JZ: Gaoxin-8 Electronic Surveillance variant, XZ: Gaoxin-9 'psychological operations' variant, G: Gaoxin-11 Electronic Jamming variant.
SAC Y-9	2002 / 2012		Medium military aircraft, includes export designation Y-9E.

Airframer

AVIC Aircraft Corporation (was Shaanxi Aircraft Industry)

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