Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Shaanxi Y-8 (Yunshuji-8) Medium-Lift Transport Aircraft.
4 x Zhuzhou WpJiang-6 (WJ-6) (Ivchenko Ai-20 series) turboprop engines developing 4,250 horsepower each driving four-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
410 mph
660 kph | 356 kts
Max Speed
34,121 ft
10,400 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
3,480 miles
5,600 km | 3,024 nm
Operational Range
2,000 ft/min
610 m/min
Rate-of-Climb