China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

ladioussupp

ladioussupp

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. Of special interest is the fact that the chief engineer mentioned the use of 3D printing in the construction of Y-20. Additionally, the Y-20 follows the latest trend by using curved windshields. Being able to manufacture such windshields is itself a technological achievement.
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The same video clip on Youtube
[video=youtube_share;9cKCgfikVQM]http://youtu.be/9cKCgfikVQM[/video]
 
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Lion

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New paint scheme?
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airsuperiority

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. Of special interest is the fact that the chief engineer mentioned the use of 3D printing in the construction of Y-20. Additionally, the Y-20 follows the latest trend by using curved windshields. Being able to manufacture such windshields is itself a technological achievement.
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Though China enters the game with a working prototype late, I'd say this demonstrates that entering the game late isn't necessarily a bad thing. Significant time had allowed the industry to mature that for someone to come in late with a new product, they are able to learn a lot first of what to avoid, what they can incorporate, and thus if they did their management and homework properly, they have a much more smoother ride and transition to producing a new effective design than one who was exploring frontier. This is a typical PLC(Product Life Cycle) thing.

Consider F-35 vs J-21 (still premature to say, but at least PLA won't have trended certain mistakes the F-35 did)
Consider the US stealth technology timeline vs China's (literally skipped the F-117A)
 
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delft

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Don't consider F-35 vs J-21. The engineers on F-35 are enormously handicapped by the extremely ridiculous specification of one STOVL and two non-STOVL versions that were to have 70% common components.
 
MwRYum

MwRYum

Major
vincent said:
Can't they make something like the Google Glass instead of HUD?
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1. Things like Google Glass has yet reach maturity;
2. Even if adopt something like those use by attack helicopters, please make a consideration to the working environment of the airlifter's pilots - long flight hours that doesn't require them to look all over the place to "hunt" or to dodge obstacles;
3. The likes of Google Glass requires wifi / bluetooth / wireless technology to operate, and there comes the EM integration issues with a modern plane that's stuffed with electronics...in case you wonder why FAA still haven't allow wifi on planes...

That said, a HUD would be practical, and for Chinese pilots this is a marked improvement from the analog days.
 
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