H‑6DU

E862837

Chinese military aircraft variant aerial refueling tanker aircraft variant of the Xian H-6 bomber

H‑6DU is a modernized Chinese H-6 bomber variant configured primarily as an aerial refueling tanker to extend the range of other combat aircraft.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
H-6DU	0
H‑6U	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese military aircraft variant ⓘ aerial refueling tanker aircraft ⓘ variant of the Xian H-6 bomber ⓘ
aircraftType	jet-powered bomber derivative ⓘ tanker aircraft ⓘ
airRefuelingCapability	supports multiple receiver types depending on fit ⓘ
basedOn	Xian H-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Chinese military aviation ⓘ military tanker aircraft ⓘ
configuration	swept-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
crewType	multi-crew aircraft ⓘ
designedBy	Chinese aerospace engineers ⓘ
designedFor	extending combat radius of other aircraft ⓘ in-flight refueling operations ⓘ
manufacturer	Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernization	modernized variant of earlier H-6 tankers ⓘ
operationalUse	mid-air refueling training and missions ⓘ
originatesFrom	Soviet Tu-16 design lineage via H-6 ⓘ
primaryRole	aerial refueling tanker ⓘ
propulsion	twin-engine jet ⓘ
refuelingMethod	hose-and-drogue system ⓘ
roleInOperations	force projection support ⓘ range extension for fighter and strike aircraft ⓘ
secondaryRole	bomber ⓘ
serviceBranch	Chinese air forces ⓘ
status	in service (as of early 2020s) ⓘ
usedBy	People's Liberation Army Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Xian H-6 → variant → H‑6DU ⓘ

this entity surface form: H‑6U

Xian H-6 → variant → H‑6DU ⓘ