tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post5427162908110076109..comments2024-02-24T06:02:36.178-08:00Comments on China Defense Blog: The long waited Chinese heavy military transport will be revealed by the end of 2009.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-60478947568646967552009-12-18T09:52:32.008-08:002009-12-18T09:52:32.008-08:00A taxpayer
China is seeking a better solution th...A taxpayer <br /><br />China is seeking a better solution than the D30 for the long term.Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-36454971203410017172009-12-05T19:02:01.581-08:002009-12-05T19:02:01.581-08:00Great idea but the 190 tonne IL-76TD is underpower...Great idea but the 190 tonne IL-76TD is underpowered with the D-30. How will a 200 tonne An-70 do with the same engines ?Gilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150310899503100085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-34006187530248576822009-11-09T09:18:21.158-08:002009-11-09T09:18:21.158-08:00To reduce R&D time, they are using the old Rus...To reduce R&D time, they are using the old Russian D-30 engine. The D-30 is too noisy for most of the EU airports but it is widely available in China and PLAAF knows how to operate them.Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-74736657882297889152009-11-08T12:02:22.328-08:002009-11-08T12:02:22.328-08:00Consider it essentially China first large heavy tr...Consider it essentially China first large heavy transport jet, it will probably take longer. (unless you count Y-10, I don't. It been way too long, and this thing is far more complex to execute.)annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282794112379262324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-65741349244616744102009-11-07T22:06:39.928-08:002009-11-07T22:06:39.928-08:00I was referring to an operational unit, differ fro...I was referring to an operational unit, differ from first flight.Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-44196464408606549902009-11-07T14:49:36.388-08:002009-11-07T14:49:36.388-08:005+ years?
The Soviet Union took about three years...5+ years?<br /><br />The Soviet Union took about three years to have the Il-76 introduced to it's air force after it was first flown...<br /><br />Unless we're thinking 2012 will be its maiden flight?Rick Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100965365056470588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-35831769130436860492009-11-06T17:32:33.067-08:002009-11-06T17:32:33.067-08:00However, it will still be years (5+) before a unit...However, it will still be years (5+) before a unit can be commissioned.Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-17134345638679386872009-11-06T11:34:15.559-08:002009-11-06T11:34:15.559-08:00awesome. I like the simplicity of it all. take a...awesome. I like the simplicity of it all. take a great design, clean it up and instead of overly complex contra-rotating propellers, install turbines on it! simply awesome. I wonder why someone hadn't thought of it before.Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980277484445749796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-57795033964516210872009-11-06T11:31:00.536-08:002009-11-06T11:31:00.536-08:00According to rumor, it is based on An-70According to rumor, it is based on An-70Coatepequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508159287589782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-59556749916968901512009-11-06T00:46:55.535-08:002009-11-06T00:46:55.535-08:00should have been plane instead of plan!
sorry.should have been plane instead of plan! <br /><br />sorry.Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980277484445749796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-15967868373939007562009-11-06T00:46:06.144-08:002009-11-06T00:46:06.144-08:00Beautiful plan but to be quite honest it looks lik...Beautiful plan but to be quite honest it looks like a AN-70 but with turbines instead of turbo-props.Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980277484445749796noreply@blogger.com