Cessna 177 Cardinal vs Shaanxi KJ-2000

ASupport aircraft

Shaanxi KJ-2000

Airborne early warning and control

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

8.43mCessna 177B · Length

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.43 m

Cessna 177B · Length

Single source

27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)^[source]

10.82mCessna 177B · Wingspan

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

10.82 m

Cessna 177B · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)^[source]

2.62mCessna 177B · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

Cessna 177B · Height

Single source

8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)^[source]

1.1t

175tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

678 kg

Empty; Cessna 177B · Empty weight

Single source

1,134 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna 177B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,495 lb (678 kg)^[source]

2,500 lb (1,134 kg)^[source]

175,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]

1Cessna 177B · Crew

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 177B · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

252km/hMaximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

850km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

230 km/h

Cruise; Cessna 177B · Cruise speed

Single source

252 km/h

Maximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

Single source

136 kn (157 mph, 252 km/h)^[source]

124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h)^[source]

850 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]

1,119kmCessna 177B · Range

5,500km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,119 km

Cessna 177B · Range

Single source

604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)^[source]

5,500 km

Range

Single source

470 km

range of

Single source

5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]

range of 470 km (290 mi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).

130kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

130 kW

Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)^[source]

16.2m²Cessna 177B · Wing area

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Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 177B · Wing area

Single source

174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )^[source]

4,500mCessna 177B · Service ceiling

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Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

4,500 m

Cessna 177B · Service ceiling

Single source

14,600 ft (4,500 m)^[source]

4.3m/sCessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

Single source

840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

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7hand

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

7 h

and

Single source

7 h

Endurance

Disputed

7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]

Endurance: 7 hours^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications · Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cessna 177 Cardinal and Shaanxi KJ-2000 configuration
Specification	Cessna 177 Cardinal	Shaanxi KJ-2000
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Airborne early warning and control^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar)^[source]
Number built	4,295^[source]	5 estimated as of 2008^[source]
Manufactured	1968–1978^[source]	—
Introduction date	1968^[source]	—
First flight	July 15, 1966^[source]	March 23, 2003^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	—
National origin	—	China^[source]
Status	—	Active^[source]
Primary user	—	People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)^[source]
Developed from	—	Ilyushin Il-76^[source]
Successors	—	KJ-3000^[source]
Range against fighter sized targets	—	470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]
Range against ballistic missiles	—	1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]
Max simultaneous targets tracked	—	60–100^[source]
Source measurement	—	The Chinese AWACS has a phased array radar (PAR) system carried in a disc-shaped radome . Unlike the American E-3 Sentry and the Russian Beriev A-50 , two AWACS aircraft comparable in size and both with a 9-metre-diameter (30 ft) rotating radome (rotodome) to provide 360‑ degree scanning, the radome of the Chinese AWACS is stationary. Instead, the three PAR modules are placed in an equilateral triangle configuration inside the 14-metre-diameter (46 ft) round radome, each covering a 120-degree spherical sector to provide full 360‑degree coverage.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The radar is designated K/LLQF01 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse-Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET), a subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at a small and remote airfield in southern China, for security reasons, during late 2004. The commander appointed to the regiment was Zhang Guangjian (张广建), a pilot with over 6,000 hours of flight time on various aircraft including the Il-76. The base was re-built and re-equipped for handling the KJ-2000, the first of which reached the base in 2005. A mixed fleet of KJ-2000 and the smaller KJ-200 have been operated at the base.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2013, a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered northwest China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range against fighter sized targets: 470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range against ballistic missiles: 1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage
Frequency range	—	frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).

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Cessna 177 Cardinal

Shaanxi KJ-2000

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Airborne early warning and control^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar)^[source]

Number built

4,295^[source]

5 estimated as of 2008^[source]

Manufactured

1968–1978^[source]

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Introduction date

1968^[source]

—

First flight

July 15, 1966^[source]

March 23, 2003^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

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National origin

—

China^[source]

Status

—

Active^[source]

Primary user

—

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)^[source]

Developed from

—

Ilyushin Il-76^[source]

Successors

—

KJ-3000^[source]

Range against fighter sized targets

—

470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]

Range against ballistic missiles

—

1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]

Max simultaneous targets tracked

—

60–100^[source]

Source measurement

—

The Chinese AWACS has a phased array radar (PAR) system carried in a disc-shaped radome . Unlike the American E-3 Sentry and the Russian Beriev A-50 , two AWACS aircraft comparable in size and both with a 9-metre-diameter (30 ft) rotating radome (rotodome) to provide 360‑ degree scanning, the radome of the Chinese AWACS is stationary. Instead, the three PAR modules are placed in an equilateral triangle configuration inside the 14-metre-diameter (46 ft) round radome, each covering a 120-degree spherical sector to provide full 360‑degree coverage.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The radar is designated K/LLQF01 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse-Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET), a subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at a small and remote airfield in southern China, for security reasons, during late 2004. The commander appointed to the regiment was Zhang Guangjian (张广建), a pilot with over 6,000 hours of flight time on various aircraft including the Il-76. The base was re-built and re-equipped for handling the KJ-2000, the first of which reached the base in 2005. A mixed fleet of KJ-2000 and the smaller KJ-200 have been operated at the base.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In 2013, a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered northwest China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range: 5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range against fighter sized targets: 470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range against ballistic missiles: 1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Frequency range

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frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).