With the arrival of the Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft in Austria and participating in the "AirPower-2022" air show, this aircraft, known as "Fat Girl", has attracted much attention.
On the official website of the Air Power-2022 air show, an article was published specifically about the Y-20 transport aircraft, accompanied by pictures detailing the various information of the aircraft. On August 31, the Austrian military also released a video of the Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft arriving in Zertweg, the site of the "Air Power-2022" air show. The Austrian military specially introduced that the Y-20 code name "Kunpeng" has the nickname of "Fat Girl" in Chinese folk.
Screenshot of the introduction page of the Air Power-2022 airshow website
According to the official website of the "Air Power-2022" air show, the Y-20 transport aircraft was developed by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group and is a heavy-range strategic military transport aircraft developed Chinese the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In particular, it is mentioned in the introduction that due to its wide fuselage, the Y-20 is also known as the "Chubby Girl".
The Y-20's official first flight was on January 26, 2013, and its first public appearance was at the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2014, when it entered service in 2016.
The Chinese Air Force Y-20 arriving in Zeltweg is from the "AirPower-2022" airshow website
As one of the largest military transport aircraft, the Y-20 is equipped with four Solovev D-30KP2 engines in a down-wing suspension manner, which is a large long-range transport aircraft that can be used in military operations, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance tasks in almost all conditions.
The article also mentioned that on April 9, 2022, six Y-20 transport aircraft crossed Turkish airspace and flew to Serbia after stopping in Istanbul, Turkey, which was the first time the aircraft landed in Europe, and at the "Air Power-2022" air show, the Y-20 will be statically displayed in Europe for the first time.
According to the Austrian aviation magazine "Austrian Wings" website reported on August 30 local time, the Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft that went to Austria to participate in the "Air Power-2022" air show has landed at about 17:00 local time and arrived in Zertweg, where the air show is held. On August 31, the Austrian military also released a video of the Y-20 arriving in Zeltweg.
Austrian military releases Y-20 landing video @CCTV military news video screenshot
According to reports, the "Air Power" series of air shows is a series of air shows organized by the Austrian Armed Forces and the Austrian "Red Bull" Group in the Austrian state of Styria. Its predecessor was the International Day of Aviation held at Zeltweg Airport in 1997, renamed "Air Power" from 2000, and from 2003 to 2013, except for the suspension of the 2007 renovation of the air base for the introduction of EF2000 Typhoon fighters, it was held every two years, and since 2016 it has been changed to every three years.
According to the official website of the air show, the "Air Power-2022" will be held from September 2 to 3, with 200 military and civilian aircraft from 20 countries participating, including 50 aircraft from the Austrian Armed Forces, and the dynamic display will include the Italian Air Force "Tricolor Arrow", the Swiss Air Force "Swiss Patrol", and the Croatian Air Force "Stormwing" air show team for air shows. In addition, the air show section of this year's air show includes ME-262 and MiG-15 aircraft collected by aviation enthusiasts.
Earlier, on August 29, Chinese Air Force spokesman Colonel Shen Jinke confirmed in response to recent public concerns at the air force aviation opening event that the Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft will go to Europe for the first time to participate in the international air show.
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