airborne early warning and control aircraft
KJ-500
The Shaanxi KJ-500 (Chinese: 空警-500; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Wǔbǎi; literally: "Air Warning 500"), also known as Qianliyan-500 (Chinese: 千里眼-500; pinyin: qiān lǐ yǎn-500; lit. 'All-seeing-500') is a third-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It was built by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, and is based on the Y-9 airframe.
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- Manufacturer
- Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Specifications
- Max speed
- 297.2 kt
- Range
- 3,076 nm
- Max takeoff weight
- 170,000 lb
- Number built
- 60
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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