Xi'an KJ-600

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The Xian KJ-600 is a Chinese twin-propeller, quad-tail, high-wing military aircraft designed for cargo and airborne early warning and control, intended to be deployed on Type 003 aircraft carriers of the People's Liberation Army Navy from around 2024.

The KJ-600 is a high-straight wing aircraft reportedly powered by a pair of WJ-6 turboprop engine, and sports a quad-fin tailplane, tricycle gear and a large dorsal radome suspected to be fitted with an AESA-type system. A non-flying model was observed on a concrete mock-up carrier at Wuhan electronic testing facility,[1] The mock-up has a striking external resemblance to the aftward-folding Grumman E-2 Hawkeye. The design is likely to be a case of form following function, as the cancelled Soviet Yak-44 shared the same layout.

The aircraft made its first flight in August 29, 2020. Flight testing continued in 2021. A prototype in flight was spotted by aircraft observers above the testing facility in October 2021.


General characteristics

  • Crew: 5-6
  • Length: 18.14 m (59 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft)
  • Height: 5.72 m (18 ft 9 in)
  • Empty weight: 25,401 kg (56,000 lb)
  • Gross weight: 30,481 kg (67,200 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C turboprop engines, 3,805 kW (5,103 hp) each (FWJ-6C)
  • Propellers: 6-bladed constant-speed feathering and reversible propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 693 km/h (431 mph, 374 kn)
  • Range: 1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)
  • Ferry range: 2,800 km (1,700 mi, 1,500 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 15,000 m (50,000 ft)

Avionics
3-way AESA radars arranged in a triangular configuration



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