A decade of soaring Y-20

For pilots who once went years without speaking English on the radio, today's missions are a different world. The Y-20 — China's first homegrown heavy transport, with a 220-ton takeoff weight and 66-ton payload — has flown to over 40 countries since entering service in 2016. In this interview, the men who fly the "Kunpeng" (or "Chubby Girl," as they affectionately call it) share what it means to take China's airlift capability global—and how the cockpit has changed in just a decade.