A Tu-16/H-6 bomber navigator cockpit design was chosen for the Y-8 instead of the original An-12 shorter navigator cockpit design, as the H-6 bomber had been in serial production for some time.
Desain kokpit navigator pengebom Tu-16 / H-6 dipilih untuk Y-8 dan bukan desain kokpit navigator An-12 yang lebih pendek, karena pembom H-6 telah diproduksi secara serial.