{
  "id": "xian-ma60",
  "name": "Xian MA60",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Regional airliner",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2000,
  "operators": [
    "AGO",
    "BDI",
    "BOL",
    "CHN",
    "CMR",
    "COG",
    "DJI",
    "ERI",
    "KHM",
    "LAO",
    "LKA",
    "YEM",
    "ZMB",
    "ZWE"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 14,
  "summary": "The Xian MA60 Chinese Regional Airliner is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 24.71,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 29.2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 8.86,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "75 m2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 13700,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 21800,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,051 kW (2,750 hp) each",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1600,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 514,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 7620,
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Xian MA60-100",
      "text": "Reduced weight improved performance.",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xian MA60-MPA Fearless Albatross",
      "text": "Maritime patrol and ASW variant offered for sale at Airshow China 2002.",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xian MA40",
      "text": "Reduced capacity 40-seat variant offered for sale in 2002.",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xian MA60H-500",
      "text": "A military Cargo Version of the MA60.",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xian MA600",
      "text": "A much improved MA60, the prototype of which was completed on 29 June 2008.",
      "src": [
        "weg-xian-ma60"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/xian-ma60.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-xian-ma60": {
      "title": "Xian MA60 Chinese Regional Airliner",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Xian_MA60_Chinese_Regional_Airliner",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}