The Shaanxi KQ-200 is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. It was built by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation and is based on the Y-8F-600 category III (Y-9 for new designation) airframe featuring WJ-6C turboprops with six blades on each engine.
KQ-200 | |
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KQ-200 anti-submarine and patrol aircraft | |
Role | Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) |
National origin | China |
Manufacturer | Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation |
Introduction | 2015[1] |
Status | Active |
Primary user | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
Number built | 20+ |
Developed from | Shaanxi Y-9 |
The first two prototypes were first seen at the SAC factory airfield in November 2011 and mass production is believed to have begun in 2015. It features a completely pressurised cabin, a bulbous radome which house a search radar and a distinctive magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). An additional electro-optical turret housing a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera, CCD/TV camera and laser rangefinder is fitted underneath the forward fuselage. It also has four opening to deploy sonobuoys (SQ-4 and SQ-5) and cargo bay to carry anti-submarine grenades and torpedoes.
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