China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

kroko

Senior Member
The second (incompleted) an-225 airframe is different from the first one. It has one vertical stabilizer and most importantly, rear cargo door.

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This configuration is more military useful, although i dont know if china really needs such a large plane.
 

taxiya

Brigadier
Registered Member
I just want to remind people to NOT to link this deal ONLY to military application. It is a dual use plane. It can transport MBT, but can also transport containers. Ship from China to Europe takes months, the railway takes a week, the plane takes 10 hours. It is more expensive per kilo, but time is money as we all now. People is willing to pay for the time often.

The commercial value is genuine. Just so you know, my company use cargo freight plane regularly to deliver equipment to meet project deadlines. An An-225 will be much cheaper for that purpose than a Boeing 747 freight. Think about UPS etc.
 

delft

Brigadier
IF An-225 and perhaps too An-124 are to be build in China it will be necessary even just for commercial security to produce the engines too in China. The necessary investments for the production of aircraft and engines are so large that they are only feasible when there is a green light at the highest level.
 

by78

General


And here are some rare photos of Y-9's interior...

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kriss

Junior Member
Registered Member
Complete out of my expectation I just saw a Y-20 fly over my head at a surprisingly low altitude.
 

flateric

Junior Member
My information and eyes say me that there's no any rear doors at #01-02, and I see both of her verticals at storage on this shot.
 

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