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XAC Y-20 Kunpeng

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High wing, four engined transport aircraft.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Passenger medium, Tanker

Design & construction

Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis + autoland
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
High
Planform
Swept
Tail
T-tail
Certification
Military
Minimum crew
2

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
XAC Y-20 Kunpeng2011 / 2013Baseline variant, inlcudes Y-20B variant with Chinese engines.
XAC YY-202018 / 2018Tanker variant, formerly Y-20U.
XAC KJ-30002025 / 2024Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) variant, derived from Y-20B.

Airframer

AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd. (AVIC XCAC) (was Xi'an Aircraft Industry)

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