| 12/29/1975 |
Y8 aircraft first flew into the sky successfully
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| 02/11/1980 |
The State and Central Military Commission authorized design pattern of Y8 aircraft
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| 05/19/1984 |
First flight of Y8 to Tibet was successful, a breakthrough in "Air forbidden Zone"made by domestic aircraft |
| 09/01/1985 |
Y8 maritime patrol aircraft, first modified on the basis of Y8 prototype aircraft,was approved in Beijing
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| 12/27/1985 |
Y8 aircraft loaded with Blackhawk helicopter and successfully flew to Tibet, the first time large aircraft loading with small aircraft in Chinese history
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| 10/06/1986 |
Y8 aircraft was awarded first prize for science progress |
| 12/09/1987 |
Two Y8 aircraft were officially delivered and exported to Sri Lanka,the first time that domestic transport entered internation airlines
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| 12/17/1990 |
First flight of Y8 pressurized aircraft was made in Chenggu airport and the trial flight was a big success
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| 11/02/1991 and 11/13/1991 |
Two Y8 aircrafts were officially delivered and transported to Sudan
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| 06/18/1992
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Y8 aerial survey aircraft passed the review of CAAC,filling the gaps that we have no such aircraft in China
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| 01/25/1994 |
The press conference for offering Type Certificate(TC)of Y8 aircraft was held in the People's Congress Hall.Y8 became the first cargo aircraft to have gotten the TC
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| 07/14/1994 |
Two Y8 aircrafts were officially delivered and exported to Burma |
| 05/11/1996 |
Three Y8 mail transports were officially delivered to Postal Airline
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| 03/11/1997
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Military Industry Production Quality Certificate was given to SAC by New-age Quality System Certificate Center
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| 11/17/1997
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The press conference for giving Type Certificate of Y8F200 was held in Beijing
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| 03/14/1998
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Two Y8 aircrafts were delivered and exported to Iran
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| 08/25/2001 |
First flight of Y8F400 was successful |
| In Nov. 2001 |
Project of developing Y8F600 was approved by the Defense and Industry Commission
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| 08/26/2002
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Y8F400 aircraft got the Type Certificate
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| 11/04/2002 |
SAC and ANTONOV Design Bureau signed a contract to develop and manufacture Y8F600 together in Zhuhai Spaceflight Exposition
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| 11/27/2002 |
Y8F400 aircraft passed acceptance review. |
| 10/26/2003 |
Two Y8F200 aircraft were delivered and exported to Tanzania successfully |
