运八是中国陕西飞机公司研制的四发涡轮螺桨中程多用途运输机,其用途广泛,具有空投、空降、空运、救生及海上作业等多种功能。为支援灾区人民抗洪救灾,8月25日中国航空工业总公司紧急调用一架运八飞机,以每天一个航班向灾区空运救灾物资,以表达航空职工的一片爱心。 Yun-8 is a four-turboprop medium-range multi-purpose transport aircraft developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation of China with a wide range of uses including airdrop, airborne, airlift, life-saving and marine operations. In order to support people in flood-stricken areas to fight floods and floods, on August 25, China Aviation Industry Corporation urgently dispatched one Yun-8 aircraft to air-dispatch relief supplies to the affected areas on a daily flight to express the love of aviation workers.