The 4th Chinese and Spaceflight Exposition was held in Zhuhai on Oct. 4th, 2002. There, SAC, Antonov ASTC, P&W company, Canada made an agreement that three of them join together to develop Y8F600 aircraft--the new generation of mediun-sized transport in China.At present, SAC accompanied with Antonov ASTC is designing the new Y8F600 transport. Besides Antonov ASTC and P&W company, Canada, SAC is working in international cooperation with other companies, such as Dowty Group Ltd. (UK), Honeywell Company (USA) and so on.
Four PW150B turboprop engines made inP&W Company, Canada and the mating R408 propeller made in Dowty Group Ltd.,UK are adoptecdof for Y8F600 aircraft.The freight transport system can realize a quick loading and unloading within 30 minutes.Y8F600 aircraft takes two crewmembers.It is equipped with advanced electronic flight information system(EFIS),engine indication and crew alerting system(EICAS), advanced communication system,radar system,navigation system,air-groud bi-directional data-link communication system,traffic alert and collision avoidance system(TCAS),enhanced ground proximity warning system(EGPWS),flight control system,advanced air-r-conditioning system and APU to improve its adaptability.
The spacious pressurized cargo cabin (maximum payload 20t,volume 170m3) can load a cargo 18m long.The side-opened cargo door is compatible with the general loading/unloading equipment so that five internatio4nal standard pallets (containers) of 125"¡Á96" or seven ones of 108"¡Á88" may be loaded/unloaded within 30 minutes. |
