These planes must be cheap as chips for them to still be able to push them out the factory floor. The avionics and interior looks like a plane from the WW11 era. Disappointed that it is still being manufacterd.
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Why are they buying Y8 when Y9 is available?
Blackstone
Brigadier
Maybe because the Y-8 is cheaper, thus more affordable. It is less complex, therefore easier and less costly to maintain. There are fewer bells and whistles on the Y-8, which means easier training and less things to go wrong. Finally and most importantly, maybe the Y-8 well-fits Kazakhstan's current air lift requirements and/or strategy, and should that changes, then the Y-9 and even the Y-20 would no doubt compete with alternative transports from other manufacturers.
they like also CN-295 have soon 8 to replaced An-12 and 26/30.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
AG600 performed 1st low-speed taxi test today
What's the white thing next to last engine, kind of fuel tank ?
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Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Could be floater for the wing to keep it sinking in the water
Anyway here is the video of the first taxi. This thing is huge. How is it compare to Howard Hughes Flying goose?
Nice and high tech cockpit
AG600 cockpit
never really saw a side photo till now this thing looks huge. it would look great painted in Coast Guard white.
it's turning out to be a good year for China. TZ-1 beautifully launched and still up there docking with TG-2, CV-17 officially launched and looking good in Dalian, JF-17B first flight 2 days ago, C-919 is just days away from first flight and now AG600 doing taxi tests. all this and it's not even June yet!