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Shaanxi Y-8 ASW


Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Aircraft [ 2012 ]



The Shaanxi Y-8 ASW form is based in the Y-8 turboprop-powered transport utilized by the military forces of China.



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One of the most important aircraft available to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the "Y-8". This turboprop-powered aircraft is based in the Soviet-era Antonov An-12 "Cub" (detailed elsewhere on this site) and is used to cover a myriad of over-battlefield requirements including maritime patrol, MEDEVAC, and general transport of troops and materials. The Y-8 has also been evolved into a submarine-hunter through a new model first appearing in 2012.

This version of the Y-8 military transport retains all of the form-and-function of the original save for a few noticeable add-ons suited for the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) role. This includes a powerful air-to-surface radar unit housed in a "blister" fairing at the chin position, a side-looking Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) unit, and a Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) tube emerging from the extreme aft-end of the fuselage. Along the dorsal and ventral fuselage spines are found a series of inline antenna protrusions for various sensors.

The aircraft is supported through the usual flight crew as well as mission specialists to man the various onboard stations.

Power to the airframe is served through four turboprop engines mounted in underslung nacelles at the shoulder-mounted wing mainplanes. These drive advanced, scimitar-style propeller blades. Performance is assumed to be very similar to the base Y-8 transport.

The aircraft is charged with sorties beyond that of ASW work including monitoring of strategic water areas, target acquisition, and general over-water patrolling. It is operated from land bases and sports a conventional wheeled undercarriage that is wholly retractable.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation - China
Manufacturer(s)
China
Operators National flag of China
2012
Service Year
China
National Origin
Active
Project Status
10
Crew
50
Units


SPECIAL-MISSION: ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
Equipped to search, track, and engage enemy underwater elements by way of specialized onboard equipment and weapons.
SPECIAL-MISSION: ANTI-SHIP
Equipped to search, track, and engage enemy surface elements through visual acquisition, radar support, and onboard weaponry.
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.


121.0 ft
(36.88 meters)
Length
124.7 ft
(38.00 meters)
Width/Span
36.1 ft
(11.00 meters)
Height
78,264 lb
(35,500 kilograms)
Empty Weight
143,300 lb
(65,000 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+65,036 lb
(+29,500 kg)
Weight Difference
monoplane / shoulder-mounted / straight
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Shoulder-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted at the upper section of the fuselage, generally at the imaginary line intersecting the pilot's shoulders.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.


4 x Zhuzhou WpJiang-6 (WJ-6) (Ivchenko Ai-20 series) turboprop engines developing 4,250 horsepower each driving six-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
404 mph
(650 kph | 351 knots)
Max Speed
264 mph
(425 kph | 229 knots)
Cruise Speed
+140 mph
(+225 kph | 121 knots)
Speed Difference
34,449 ft
(10,500 m | 7 miles)
Ceiling
3,418 miles
(5,500 km | 2,970 nm)
Range
2,000 ft/min
(610 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb


MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


None. Mission-specific equipment for the Anti-Submarine Role (ASW) in the way of sensors, radars, and detectors.


Y-8 ASW - Base Series Designation; model of 2012.


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