Wuhan airlift
Il-76
Still the main force
On February 2, 2020, the Air Force Air Corps units deployed eight Il-76 large transport aircraft, departing from Shenyang, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, airlift of medical team members and medical supplies flew to Wuhan, emergency airlift of 795 members of the military support medical team in Hubei and 58 tons of The medical team is now in Wuhan, with 795 members and 58 tons of supplies.
Eight airplanes landed at Wuhan Tianhe Airport in sequence, sending medical personnel and supplies to the most needy places at the first time!
January 24, 2020, three IL-76 transport planes have been sent by the PLA 3 medical team *** 450 people, respectively, from Shanghai, Chongqing, Xi'an, at 23:44 on the evening of the 24th all arrived in Wuhan airport, 25th will be formally strengthened to Wuhan area designated to receive the new coronavirus infection of pneumonia cases more local hospitals to carry out the work of treatment!
Il-76 is a large transport aircraft developed by the former Soviet Union, the maximum take-off weight of 190 tons, the maximum load capacity of 50 tons, the maximum crew capacity of 225 people, with the ability to take off and land on the field airstrip.
More than 1,000 aircraft of this type have been produced, equipping nearly 40 countries around the world, and are still in the process of continuous improvement and production.
Besides serving in the military, it also operates in many civilian cargo companies.
The Chinese Air Force had not been equipped with large transport aircraft until the 1990s, when it ordered 14 brand new IL-76MD transports from Russia.?
The IL-76s gave the CAF its first long-range strategic transport capability, with four of the 14 IL-76s being used as conversions for the Air Alert-2000 AWACS, and the remaining 10 equipping the air force's transport units.
After 2011, the Chinese air force purchased a certain number of second-hand refurbished Il-76TD transport aircraft from Russia, Ukraine and other countries, and the whole air force is estimated to be equipped with about 20 Il-76 series aircraft.
The Il-76 transports, which have been equipping the Chinese air force for 20 years, are getting old. As part of the Chinese air force's efforts to improve its long-range strategic delivery capability, in addition to supplementing the second-hand refurbished Il-76s with outsourced purchases, the country has also developed its own large transport aircraft, the Yun-20, in a bid to obtain a long-term stable source of equipment.
The Yun-20 "Kunpeng" transport aircraft is similar in size and capacity to the IL-76, with a similar overall layout and the same four D30 turbofan engines.
It has a maximum takeoff weight of 220 tons and a maximum load capacity of 60 tons. The aircraft was designed with full reference to the features of some successful models in the world, giving it a wider cabin than the IL-76 and allowing it to carry main battle tanks. The aircraft is superior to the IL-76 in all aspects of layout, load capacity and material technology, and the electronic system is far ahead, reaching the level of the C-17.
The Yun-20 made its maiden flight in January 2013, and began to formally equip troops in 2016, with about 10 units equipped to the army, and a large number of other aircraft are being tested and debugged by manufacturers, and will soon be delivered for use by the troops.?
The Chinese air force equipped with large transport aircraft units a **** there are two, while the equipment of the IL-76 unit station, near Wuhan, equipped with the transport-20 unit is stationed in Sichuan, far away more than 1,000 kilometers away.
For Wuhan, where the outbreak occurred, deploying troops nearby is definitely the best choice, which ensures the most efficient command, as well as the most timely logistical support, and the most familiarity of the pilots with the airports, routes and airspace.
What's more, the Il-76-equipped unit is the earliest in China's air force to be equipped with large transport planes, and has carried out countless missions over the years, including many foreign evacuations and emergency transportation missions, making it easy to carry out this kind of domestic transportation mission. The number of planes in the unit is also very sufficient, and the maintenance situation is also good, by the force of the unit alone is already enough to successfully complete this emergency transportation task.