IMO not ... even if this image is too blurred to be sure but they look the same for me.
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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IMO not ... even if this image is too blurred to be sure but they look the same for me.
Depends which part in China. Not all of China is that polluted.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Is this the first or second prototype? They will keep both engines the same for ease of testing and gathering data for both both aircraft
Can't see them switching between engines too much work and too much variance
lcloo
Captain
Enhance picture. Inboard engine seemed to be a little fatter, or is it optical illussion?
yeah, also the nozzle petal is different to the next one
But one correction !!!
This new "monster-helicopter" is not the AC332 but simply called so far the "Advanced Heavy Lifter" (AHL) ... the AC332 is a much smaller design in the 3.1-metric-ton (6,800-lb.) class.
Deino
article clearly says mi26 is probably going to be bigger than AHL. "may be eclipsed only by mi-26". While that could be read as "two helos are going to be very close in size so we don't know if it's going to bigger, therefore we say it may be eclipsed"
more natural meaning of that sentence in english is "mi-26 is bigger, and it is likely (but not impossible) no other helicoper will be bigger."
That in itself may give us a clue as to how big the helicopter it may be. Current second biggest helicopter (in active service) is US ch53e, at just over 33 tons. There's its bigger variant in development, ch53k, weighing in at 38 tons.
So, for starters, that's a bracket we may expect this AHL to strive for, until we get some better info. 35-40 tons is absolutely a huge helicopter. Actually, too big for most missions, which makes it a bit weird that both China and Russia would pursue such a project when more useful weight classes (like 20-30 tons) are not available in both country's armed forces.
more natural meaning of that sentence in english is "mi-26 is bigger, and it is likely (but not impossible) no other helicoper will be bigger."
That in itself may give us a clue as to how big the helicopter it may be. Current second biggest helicopter (in active service) is US ch53e, at just over 33 tons. There's its bigger variant in development, ch53k, weighing in at 38 tons.
So, for starters, that's a bracket we may expect this AHL to strive for, until we get some better info. 35-40 tons is absolutely a huge helicopter. Actually, too big for most missions, which makes it a bit weird that both China and Russia would pursue such a project when more useful weight classes (like 20-30 tons) are not available in both country's armed forces.