China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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While the scenario you described is likely, I truly doubt the engineering team will accept it, as the test items and procedures are very different between taxi and first flight - provided a cautious planned taxi test procesure does need to be contingent. So, only in "performance" you do see the plane takes off and files, but it won't really conduct the maiden flight test procedure and goals, and thus cannot be called that way on record.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
How many units operational or built ?
By next year they should be up to 6-8 units per year and by 2019 at least 1 unit per month
They need to move away from this pilot plant rate to full scale manufacturing
Question is do they have the model right to scale up production ?
WS10 engine did not
By next year they should be up to 6-8 units per year and by 2019 at least 1 unit per month
They need to move away from this pilot plant rate to full scale manufacturing
Question is do they have the model right to scale up production ?
WS10 engine did not
This is a amphibian, it probably has miles of sea in front of it. If the water is choppy a taxiing amphibian could easily become airborne without the pilot having exceeded any taxi parameter, and then glide at very low altitudes just over the wave crests relying on ground effects. If I were the pilot, I would enjoy that.
That is true, however, in most histories of aircraft books, the name of the pilots in control on maiden flight is usually honorably recorded, and if an "accidental" takeoff occurs prior to the planned maiden takeoffs occur, the name of the pilots in control during the accident is noted with a little asterisk above the name of the official maiden flight pilot, and some thunder is stolen from the official maiden flight pilot in the eyes of posterity.
Quickie
Colonel
The news is that the first flight will be conducted over land some time in May.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
What's Y-20 and Y-20A?
By the way, I'm away for one week from tomorrow morning; a school-trip with my class into the deepest forest without any internet-access ... I'm sure during these days, FC-31V2 will fly again, the J-15A or B will be unveiled and a lot more ... as usual when I'm off-line.
All the best.
Deino
All the best.
Deino