The 9th anniversary of the first flight of the Y-20: "Fat Girl" soars high and becomes "Kunpeng"

On January 26, 2013, the Y-20 made its first successful flight, filling the gap in the development of large transport aircraft in my country;

On July 6, 2016, the Y-20 was officially put into service in the Air Force Aviation Corps.

Over the past 9 years, the Y-20 has flown a brilliant flight path, and two types of "Chinese Heart" have been equipped with domestically produced engines for test flights, with improved range and maximum take-off weight.

Congratulations on the 9th anniversary of Kunpeng’s spread of its wings!

The above pictures are from: Sina Weibo @CCTV Military

The Y-20 large transport aircraft is a new generation of large military transport aircraft independently developed by China, with a maximum take-off weight of 200 tons.

Netizens affectionately call it "Fat Girl". In fact, the Y-20 also has a "high-end" official name - "Kunpeng".

As the star transport aircraft of the People's Air Force, it has a long range, a large load capacity, a high speed, a round body and a unique shape. Spreading its wings and soaring in the sky, the Y-20 has "captured" the hearts of countless people with its actual actions.

In recent years, the Y-20 large transport aircraft has frequently appeared in people's vision and has become a "shining star".

Fighting the epidemic, "Kunpeng" flies abroad

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Y-20 is carrying vaccines and anti-epidemic supplies.

Sent to Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries

Show our great power image

Helping the global fight against the epidemic

On May 20, 2020, the Y-20 transport aircraft provided a batch of emergency epidemic prevention and control materials to the Thai military.

Image source: Xinhuanet Client

Military Exercise "Kunpeng" Debuts at "Peace"

Participate in Peace Mission 2021

Chinese troops in the SCO joint military exercise

Delivered in batches by rail and air

On September 10, 2021, local time

All arrived at the Donguz shooting range in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Among them, the air delivery mission

All carried by the Y-20 large transport aircraft

This is also the Y-20

First appearance in the "Peace Mission" series of military exercises

On September 10, 2021 local time, the Y-20 transport aircraft landed smoothly at Orenburg Airport No. 2 in Russia.

Heartwarming "Kunpeng" brings back the martyrs

September 2, 2021

The eighth batch of remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in Korea

Escorted back to China by our Air Force Y-20 special plane

109 souls of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs

and 1,226 related relics

Returned to the embrace of the motherland

Shenyang Taoxian International Airport

The highest courtesy of "passing through the Watergate"

Paying high tribute to the volunteer army martyrs

On September 2, 2021, honor guards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army escorted the martyr's coffin onto the PLA Air Force Y-20 special plane.

Source: CCTV News

Further reading: How important is the Y-20?

The number, technical level and carrying efficiency of large military transport aircraft are important indicators of whether a country has strategic air force capabilities.

The Y-20 is a strategic transport aircraft among large military transport aircraft, and also has the function of a tactical transport aircraft. It adopts a cantilevered upper wing, swept leading edge, and no winglets. It has high reliability and safety, as well as certain expansion capabilities. It is a large, multi-purpose transport aircraft developed by my country on its own, which can perform long-distance air transport missions of various materials and personnel under complex weather conditions.

"The development requirements of the Y-20 are in line with the development of the country's comprehensive strength." Tang Changhong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chief designer of the First Aircraft Design Institute of AVIC, and chief designer of the Y-20, once said in an interview. Large aircraft are indispensable key equipment for national security and economic construction. Independent research and development of large aircraft is of great significance to boosting national economic growth, promoting scientific and technological progress, and realizing national defense modernization.

"Carrying the dream of China's rise and rallying the aspirations of the people to strengthen the country. How much weight have you lost in two thousand days? The love is endless." - These are a few lines from a poem written by Tang Changhong on the first flight day of the Y-20.

"One day, a group of rocs will dance in the sky and shout loudly!" This is the end of the poem. Tang Changhong said that he hopes that the Y-20 can shoulder its responsibilities, complete the tasks entrusted to it by scientific researchers, and demonstrate the capabilities that the designers have carefully endowed it with.

A national treasure

Carrying the dream of a strong country

Congratulations to Kunpeng for continuing to soar!

Comprehensive sources: Xinhuanet, Sina Weibo @CCTV Military, China Military Network, PLA Daily, etc.