Shaanxi Y-9G Radio intelligence / reconnaissance aircraft. First flight: 2014

 


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A four-engine radio intelligence / reconnaissance aircraft (ECM or EW) was developed by the Shaanxi Aircraft Company on the basis of the Y-9 transport aircraft (GaoXin or Y-9GX-11, further development of the An-12) with four Zhuzhou WJ-6C turbofan engines, with propellers are six-bladed type JL-4, with a power of 5100 s.h.p. Each. The aircraft was developed to replace the Y-8G electronic warfare aircraft. The first flight of the prototype Y-9G was performed in 2014.

 

Shaanxi Y-9G Radio intelligence / reconnaissance aircraft © Konstantinos Panitsidis

 

Y-9G (s/n 31017) joined the forces in July 2018 (PLAAF - Air Force of the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China), later a second aircraft (s/n 31018) followed.

 


THREE-VIEW DRAWING

Shaanxi Y-9G © Konstantinos Panitsidis

 


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DESIGNER
Shaanxi (CETC)
COUNTRY
China
TYPE
Radio intelligence / reconnaissance aircraft
CREW
6
POWER-PLANT
4 turboprop engine Zhuzhou (SMPMS) Wojiang-6C
Power s.h.p
4 x 5.000
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
36,5
Height, m
11,50 (19,50)
Wing span, m
40,00
Wing area m2 122
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 77.000
Normal take-off, kg -
Empty aircraft, kg 39.000
Internal fuel, lt -
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 760
Cruising speed, km/h
390
Service ceiling, m
10.400
Range, km
1.000
Combat range, km
-
Payload, kg -
ARMAMENT
-