A Y-20 aircraft is seen at the 2022 Changchun Airshow in Changchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province, August 26, 2022. /CFP
China's independently developed Y-20 military transport aircraft will be showcased for the first time at an international airshow in Europe, a Chinese air force spokesperson said on Monday.
The Y-20 transport aircraft have flown to various destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania in recent years, delivering COVID-19 vaccines overseas and bringing humanitarian aid to countries such as Tonga and Afghanistan, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, told reporters at an air force open day event in Changchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province.
A Y-20 aircraft is seen at the 2022 Changchun Airshow in Changchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province, August 26, 2022. /CFP
During the event, the large transport aircraft did aerobatic maneuvers for the public, showing the aircraft's excellent performance.
A strategic and essential part of the PLA Air Force, the Y-20 transport aircraft has a long-range and a high payload. It is mainly used in strategic and tactical military transportation, airborne operations, equipment and materials airdropping and non-war military operations.
A Y-20 aircraft is seen at the 2022 Changchun Airshow in Changchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province, August 26, 2022. /CFP
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(With input from Xinhua)