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Y-YY Medium Transport Aircraft

The always fantastic China Military Aviation site reports that "The next generation of medium transport aircraft was believed to be under development at XAC/603 Institute ... powered by two modified WS-10 turbofans. Its max payload is around 25t." Given the strong pattern of cooperation between China and Brazil, it might have been expected that this aircraft would have some resemblance to the Brazilian KC-390, but it does not. While both share common features, such as a high wing mounting a pair of engines and a high T-tail, the Brazilian KC-390 has a far more muscular appearance, with a hump-back fuselange to provide wing spar passage over the cargo compartment, and bulging landing gear pods. The model of the Chinese transport is rather more graceful, and has a row of passenger windows along the fuselage.