Y-20

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military transport aircraft strategic airlifter

The Y-20 is a large Chinese military transport aircraft designed for strategic airlift of troops, equipment, and supplies over long distances.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Xian Y-20	3
Y-20 canonical	2
Xian Y-20 program	1
Y-20 medical evacuation variant	1
Y-20 strategic airlifter	1
Y-20U	1
Y-20U (aerial refueling variant)	1
运-20	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Y-20
Context triple: [Chinese Air Force, primaryTransportModel, Y-20]

A. Chengdu J-20
The Chengdu J-20 is a Chinese fifth-generation stealth fighter jet designed for long-range air superiority and strike missions.
B. Chengdu J-10
The Chengdu J-10 is a Chinese multirole, single-engine fighter aircraft designed for air superiority and ground attack missions.
C. Shenyang J-16
The Shenyang J-16 is a modern Chinese twin-engine multirole fighter jet derived from the Su-30 design, equipped with advanced avionics and precision strike capabilities.
D. Xian H-6
The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
E. Ye-6S
Ye-6S was a Soviet spacecraft bus platform used for early lunar orbiters such as Luna 10 during the space race.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Y-20
Target entity description: The Y-20 is a large Chinese military transport aircraft designed for strategic airlift of troops, equipment, and supplies over long distances.

A. Chengdu J-20
The Chengdu J-20 is a Chinese fifth-generation stealth fighter jet designed for long-range air superiority and strike missions.
B. Chengdu J-10
The Chengdu J-10 is a Chinese multirole, single-engine fighter aircraft designed for air superiority and ground attack missions.
C. Shenyang J-16
The Shenyang J-16 is a modern Chinese twin-engine multirole fighter jet derived from the Su-30 design, equipped with advanced avionics and precision strike capabilities.
D. Xian H-6
The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
E. Ye-6S
Ye-6S was a Soviet spacecraft bus platform used for early lunar orbiters such as Luna 10 during the space race.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military transport aircraft ⓘ strategic airlifter ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	pressurized cargo hold ⓘ
aircraftType	four-engine jet ⓘ
airForceBranch	People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ linked to: Chinese Air Force
cargoDoorLocation	rear ramp ⓘ
cargoLoadingMethod	rear ramp loading ⓘ
category	Chinese military aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
designedBy	China ⓘ
designedFor	long-distance transport missions ⓘ strategic airlift of equipment ⓘ strategic airlift of supplies ⓘ strategic airlift of troops ⓘ
designer	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation ⓘ linked to: Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
developer	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation ⓘ linked to: Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
era	21st century ⓘ
firstFlight	2013-01-26 ⓘ
hasVariant	Y-20 medical evacuation variant ⓘ linked to: Y-20 Y-20 tanker variant ⓘ Y-20U ⓘ linked to: Y-20
intendedPayloadType	armored vehicles ⓘ heavy equipment ⓘ
intendedRange	long range ⓘ
introduced	2016 ⓘ
landingGearType	tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation ⓘ linked to: Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
nativeName	运-20 ⓘ linked to: Y-20
NATOReportingName	Kunpeng ⓘ
numberOfEngines	4 ⓘ
operator	People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ linked to: Chinese Air Force
powerplantOrigin	Russia ⓘ
primaryUser	People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ linked to: Chinese Air Force
role	aerial logistics support ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ equipment transport ⓘ humanitarian relief operations ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	T-tail ⓘ
usedFor	disaster relief ⓘ international airlift missions ⓘ military logistics ⓘ
usedIn	COVID-19 relief missions in China ⓘ international humanitarian aid deliveries ⓘ
wingConfiguration	high-wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Air Force → primaryTransportModel → Y-20 ⓘ

YY-20 → basedOn → Y-20 ⓘ

YY-20 → airframeDerivedFrom → Y-20 strategic airlifter ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Y-20 → nativeName → 运-20 ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Y-20 → hasVariant → Y-20U ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Y-20 → hasVariant → Y-20 medical evacuation variant ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation → designed → Xian Y-20 ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation → produced → Xian Y-20 ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Kunpeng → refersTo → Xian Y-20 ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Kunpeng → associatedWithProgram → Xian Y-20 program ⓘ

linked to: Y-20

Xian Y-20 → hasVariant → Y-20U (aerial refueling variant) ⓘ

subject linked to: Kunpeng

linked to: Y-20

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