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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Y-9 - Авиадартс-2021: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Chinese Air Force, 10150, Shaanxi Y-9 (51525163104): Anna Zvereva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Chinese Air Force, 10151, Shaanxi Y-9 (51271965386): Anna Zvereva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Shaanxi Y-9 - Aviadarts2018: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation· CC BY 4.0
- 5. Shaanxi Y-9 at 2014 Zhuhai Air Show: Danny Yu· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Shaanxi Y-9 (Chinese: 运-9; pinyin: Yùn-9; NATO reporting name: Claw) is a Chinese medium four-engine turboprop utility/military transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company for the People's Liberation Army. It is a lengthened and upgraded development of the popular Shaanxi Y-8.
How to recognise it: 4 turboprops · 38 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 16 years ago, in 2010.
- Top speed is 5.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 38 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 2,200 km: 12× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2010-11
- introduced
- 2012
- status
- in production
- number built
- 150
- role
- transport aircraft
- origin
- 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
- engines
- 4× WoJiang WJ-6C
- crew
- 4
- length
- 36.1 m
- wingspan
- 38 m
- height
- 11.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 65 t
- top speed
- 660 km/h
- cruise speed
- 560 km/h
- range
- 2,200 km
- ceiling
- 10,400 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q873261, Wikipedia: Shaanxi Y-9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.