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The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 (Chinese: 运-8) aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China’s most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft with many variants produced and exported. Although the An-12 is no longer made in Ukraine the Chinese Y-8 continues to be upgraded and produced. An estimated 169 Y-8 aircraft had been built by 2010.