China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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Yes, I've heard that too ... but IMO I don't think so since they don't want to use a new and so far unproven engine on an also itself untested aircraft.
IMO XAC will concentrate to log at first as many flight-hours as possible with a common configuration and then change one, two or later all four engines.
Deino
IMO XAC will concentrate to log at first as many flight-hours as possible with a common configuration and then change one, two or later all four engines.
Deino
kwaigonegin
Colonel
Depends on when exactly that picture was taken. Are we talking in the past couple months or from last year?
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Wow! We have been expecting the second prototype coming out soon could this be it?? Looks like it
Amazing development and huge step forward
Amazing development and huge step forward
kwaigonegin
Colonel
looks like the photographer was on a high vehicle like a bus or above a pickup truck and took with his camera phone. He is clearly above the perimeter wall. Kudos to people like him so folks like us can see what's behind those walls.
I guess it would be too much to ask him to lay a tall ladder against the wall and take pictures with a high powered SLR and long range lens.
He will likely be invited inside for tea and cupcakes.
I guess it would be too much to ask him to lay a tall ladder against the wall and take pictures with a high powered SLR and long range lens.
He will likely be invited inside for tea and cupcakes.
I agree. This picture doesnt say much by itself. We dont see the number on the aircraft. We dont know when it was taken.
The plane sports the original colour of the first prototype. Could be an old photo of that first plane.
Isn't this picture from a recent video that was taken? Deino posted it over on CDF I think but I could be trippin
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And as pointed out on CDF, the original unpainted Y-20 had a white nose, this one is grey...
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And as pointed out on CDF, the original unpainted Y-20 had a white nose, this one is grey...
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asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Boeing has 22 x C17 to build by 2015 of which 7 are for the Indian air force of 10 order and 2 for Kuwait
The other 13 will be built for potential customers including India who could order another 6 units but after that the production line closes
C17 run will shut in 2015 just as Y-20 is gearing up, ironic as one heavy lifter production ends another is about to start
The other 13 will be built for potential customers including India who could order another 6 units but after that the production line closes
C17 run will shut in 2015 just as Y-20 is gearing up, ironic as one heavy lifter production ends another is about to start