Shaanxi Y-8

Y-8
Y-8 of the Myanmar Air Force
General information
Type	Transport aircraft Maritime patrol aircraft
National origin	China
Manufacturer	Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
Status	In service
Primary users	People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force
Number built	169 (2010)[1]
History
Manufactured	1981–present
First flight	25 December 1974
Developed from	Antonov An-12
Variants	Shaanxi KJ-200
Developed into	Shaanxi Y-9

The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 (Chinese: 运-8; pinyin: Yùn Bā) aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported. Although the An-12 is no longer made in Ukraine, the Chinese Y-8 continues to be upgraded and produced. An estimated 169 Y-8 aircraft had been built by 2010.