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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Lao Aviation Xian Y-7-100C Bor: Alastair Bor· GFDL 1.2
- 2. Xian MA60: byeangel from Tsingtao, China· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Xi'an Y-7 or Yunshuji Y-7 (Chinese: 运-7; pinyin: Yùn-qī) is a twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft built in China. It is a license-produced version of the Soviet-designed Antonov An-24 family.
How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 29.7 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 56 years ago, in 1970.
- Top speed is 3.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 29.7 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1970-12-25
- introduced
- 1984
- status
- in production
- number built
- 103
- role
- regional airliner / military transport
- origin
- 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
- makers
- Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
- engines
- 2× Dongan WJ-5A
- crew
- 3
- passengers
- 52
- length
- 24.2 m
- wingspan
- 29.7 m
- height
- 8.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 21.8 t
- top speed
- 503 km/h
- cruise speed
- 423 km/h
- range
- 910 km
- ceiling
- 8,750 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q120743, Wikipedia: Xi'an Y-7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.