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Carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery / airborne early warning and control
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Cessna 177B · Length
Single source27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)[source]
KJ-600 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 177 Cardinal | Xi'an KJ-600 |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery / airborne early warning and control[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[source] |
| Number built | 4,295[source] | 4-6+[source] |
| Manufactured | 1968–1978[source] |
18.14 m (59 ft 6 in)[source]
Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)[source]
KJ-600 · 2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C turboprop engines each (FWJ-6C)
Single source2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C turboprop engines, 3,805 kW (5,103 hp) each (FWJ-6C)[source]
Cessna 177B · Wing area
Single source174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )[source]
Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (
Single source840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Introduction date | 1968[source] | 3 September 2025[source] |
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| First flight | July 15, 1966[source] | 29 August 2020[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | China[source] |
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| Designer | — | Xi'an Aircraft Design Research Institute[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Xian JZY-01[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 6000kg[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed constant-speed feathering and reversible propellers[source] |
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