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
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.

Operators

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  People's Republic of China

Specifications

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Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 11 + 2 (pilot and co-pilot)
  • Powerplant: 4 × WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines
  • Propellers: 6-bladed JL-4 composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propellers

Performance

  • Ferry range: 5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi)
  • Endurance: 10 hours

See also

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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  1. ^ Rupprecht, Andreas (2018). Modern Chinese Warplanes - Chinese Naval Aviation. Harpia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-9973092-5-6.
  2. ^ The Military Balance 2022. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2022. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-032-27900-8.
  3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier. "New Details On China's KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft". Naval News.