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By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Asia's A-400 beater flies, 2nd prototype. Beats Embraers KC-390 too
It won't be beating anyone's plane,either European or South American, if Japan still maintains the same export policy on military or dual use hardware, that it has always maintained since the post war era.
BTW, strange looking thing isn't it - has a certain charm though.:cool:
By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It won't be beating anyone's plane,either European or South American, if Japan still maintains the same export policy on military or dual use hardware, that it has always maintained since the post war era.BTW, strange looking thing isn't it - has a certain charm though.:cool:
indeed my Irish friend.
the paint on it reminds me of what Russians would do.
By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice looking airplane :D
Does anyone know the distance between the inlet lower lip and tarmac when the gear is compressed under load? Those big turbofans look like they could easily vacuum the ramp.
By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That's what happens if you feed a C-123 after midnight ...
Nice flaps, btw!
The engine mounts still look strange.
And the wing box cuts into the cargo space, does it?
By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
very nice looking airplane !
By: - 27th January 2011 at 20:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Whats the specs on it (relative to the competition)?
By: - 27th January 2011 at 21:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That's what happens if you feed a C-123 after midnight ...Nice flaps, btw!
I thought the front end looked a bit like a Provider - plenty of room for Agent Orange...
By: - 27th January 2011 at 22:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
agreed, they do look awfully close to the ground. FOD would be real concern in all but the most well maintained airports. Forget trying to land it on a semi-prepared strip a la C17 or A400 Grizzly. That said, the specs I have seen suggested that it has pretty good short field performance (important for getting into the island airfields in the Japanese area of interest I suppose).
By: - 27th January 2011 at 22:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I think it has similar payload performance to the A400 but is faster and has better range. The baby C-17 notion is pretty apt except for the probable lack of tactical airfield performance. I think it may be pitched as a commercial mini-C17 similar to the BC17 concept a few years back. It would be an efficient air-lifter for any airforce that doesn't require delivery of loads directly into tactical strips.
By: - 27th January 2011 at 22:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
From some angles the wing box produces a prominent hump which suggests that it doesn't in fact cut into the cargo volume too much.
By: - 28th January 2011 at 04:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Best looking cargo plane ever... :D
By: - 28th January 2011 at 14:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
second that, very pleasing lines. kind of reminds me of the A-6 intruder from the side.
By: - 28th January 2011 at 15:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This thread has a very silly title. Both "A400 beater" & 'beats KC-390' are ridiculous, the first for reasons which have already been stated, & the second - well, this is a project which began in 2001. The aircraft was rolled out in 2007, i.e. when the C-390 project began.
In other news, the Boeing 707 beat the A350! It flew years earlier! :diablo:
By: - 28th January 2011 at 15:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice looking airplane :DDoes anyone know the distance between the inlet lower lip and tarmac when the gear is compressed under load? Those big turbofans look like they could easily vacuum the ramp.
It is a military transport for Japanese airfields with very limited rough field capability. A bigger size replacement of the C-1A only.
By: - 28th January 2011 at 17:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I think the KC 390 and A 400 look much cooler...
By: - 28th January 2011 at 19:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I've never seen a 'KC-390', what does it look like??:confused:
By: - 28th January 2011 at 21:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Asia's A-400 beater flies
Worst troll ever
By: - 28th January 2011 at 23:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I've never seen a 'KC-390', what does it look like??:confused:
By: - 29th January 2011 at 03:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Worst troll ever
lol, Best Joke Ever, my muttley friend.
already the CGs are coming out
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By: J-20 Hotdog - 27th January 2011 at 19:50