Were all these legacy airframes are going for salvage ?
H-6 Bomber Aircraft Discussions
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it makes sense to put them in storage, in case they will be needed some years down the road. if the Russo-ukraine war offers any lessons its these stored platforms can be quite useful. even today an old platform like H-6M would be quite useful launching KD63 or KD88, to deliver a large volume of air to ground fire.
They have probably a lot of common parts with the latest variant. But these planes take wide place in storage, they are not J-7... Maybe and airbase in dry climate that have free places to spare could be used ?
i am sure hinterlands to the west has no shortage of dry places for storage.
A visit to the historical archive: Today marks the 55th anniversary of the H-6's successful maiden flight at Yanliang, Xian.
More than 200x H-6s will be built in the following decades, as they form China's aerial primary power projection and deterrence element.
Posted by the official Weibo account of AVIC.
More than 200x H-6s will be built in the following decades, as they form China's aerial primary power projection and deterrence element.
Posted by the official Weibo account of AVIC.
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Yes, it's the 55th. Sorry for the mistake, correction made.
No problem my friend!
... but please allow me a little joke ... Hey XAC, wouldn't this be a perfect date to unveil the H-20?
Not until the H-6 uses up all 26 English alphabets lolNo problem my friend!
... but please allow me a little joke ... Hey XAC, wouldn't this be a perfect date to unveil the H-20?
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