The state-owned CGTN (September 5) announced that China's large transport aircraft Y-20,
codenamed "Kunpeng," was displayed at the two-day Airpower 2022 in Austria. Designed and
manufactured by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the Y-20
has a maximum take-off weight of around 200 tons. The Y-20 aircraft set off from an airport
in central China and arrived in Zeltweg on the same day, with a one-way distance of nearly
10,000 kilometres. It is the first time for the Y-20 aircraft to head toward Europe to participate
in an international air show. It added that with outstanding performances in cruise range,
payload and speed, the Y-20 is an important tool for long-range strategic delivery and the
strategic transformation of the Chinese Air Force in both offensive and defensive capabilities
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