China is developing the Y-30, a new-generation medium-lift transport plane that is expected to outperform the US C-130J Super Hercules in most key performance metrics. Developed by Shaanxi Aircraft, the four-engine turboprop aircraft completed its maiden test flight last December.

China’s new-generation medium-lift transport aircraft will surpass America’s best counterpart, the C-130J “Super Hercules”, in most performance metrics, according to a Chinese military magazine. The four-engine turboprop aircraft, frequently referred to as the Y-30 or Y-15, conducted its maiden test flight in December last year. It is developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Corporation, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The Chinese “new medium-lift transporter”,.....