Chairman Hu
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Welll maybe they are new specs but doesnt look great
I mean the Y-8X is a new version, shouldnt it get new equipment?
I mean the Y-8X is a new version, shouldnt it get new equipment?
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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Re: China's transport plane capacities
China way needs more transports.
Too bad China has no turbofan engines.(Where the heck did those Y-10/707 feedback go?)
14 il-76 and 48 Y-8 are waaaaay not enough.
The Y-5 should go when possible.(It might be stealthy and mightbe able to float, but it's totally incapable.)
China getting more il-76s is definitely a good thing.
BTW, the Y-8X/Y-9 carries 30 tonnes, not just 20(That's the old Cubs) at a range of 2500km!
China way needs more transports.
Too bad China has no turbofan engines.(Where the heck did those Y-10/707 feedback go?)
14 il-76 and 48 Y-8 are waaaaay not enough.
The Y-5 should go when possible.(It might be stealthy and mightbe able to float, but it's totally incapable.)
China getting more il-76s is definitely a good thing.
BTW, the Y-8X/Y-9 carries 30 tonnes, not just 20(That's the old Cubs) at a range of 2500km!
Re: China's transport plane capacities
well, China maybe should buy those Airbus (I don't know the name, the one that look awful and that is a cargo) for it's transport fleet. Will give China a heavy lifting capability for a time until the local industry could elaborate a follower.
well, China maybe should buy those Airbus (I don't know the name, the one that look awful and that is a cargo) for it's transport fleet. Will give China a heavy lifting capability for a time until the local industry could elaborate a follower.
Re: China's transport plane capacities
the beluga is for outsized cargo, like airplane fuselage sections. It does not carry exceptionally more weight than a normal cargo plane.
besides that, as long as the arms embargo stands military transports fall within that category. I am sure Airbus, and for that matter boeing or LM, would love to sell dozens of military cargo planes to china none the less. $$$ €€€
rommel said:
the beluga is for outsized cargo, like airplane fuselage sections. It does not carry exceptionally more weight than a normal cargo plane.
besides that, as long as the arms embargo stands military transports fall within that category. I am sure Airbus, and for that matter boeing or LM, would love to sell dozens of military cargo planes to china none the less. $$$ €€€