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  "id": "y-7h",
  "name": "Y-7H",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Military transport aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1992,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
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  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "A reverse-engineered An-26 with rear loading ramp for the PLAAF, entering production in 1992.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 23.8,
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        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 29.2,
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        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 8.58,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "74.98 sq m",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 15020,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 540,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "440 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "480 m/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 7500,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Landing run",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "730 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-7h"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/y-7h.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-7h": {
      "title": "Y-7H Chinese Military Transport Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-7H_Chinese_Military_Transport_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}