China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft

Blackstone

Brigadier
Why are they buying Y8 when Y9 is available?
Maybe because the Y-8 is cheaper, thus more affordable. It is less complex, therefore easier and less costly to maintain. There are fewer bells and whistles on the Y-8, which means easier training and less things to go wrong. Finally and most importantly, maybe the Y-8 well-fits Kazakhstan's current air lift requirements and/or strategy, and should that changes, then the Y-9 and even the Y-20 would no doubt compete with alternative transports from other manufacturers.
 

Hendrik_2000

Lieutenant General
AG600 performed 1st low-speed taxi test today

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mr.bean

Junior Member
Could be floater for the wing to keep it sinking in the water
Anyway here is the video of the first taxi. This thing is huge. How is it compare to Howard Hughes Flying goose?
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Nice and high tech cockpit
AG600 cockpit

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never really saw a side photo till now this thing looks huge. it would look great painted in Coast Guard white.

it's turning out to be a good year for China. TZ-1 beautifully launched and still up there docking with TG-2, CV-17 officially launched and looking good in Dalian, JF-17B first flight 2 days ago, C-919 is just days away from first flight and now AG600 doing taxi tests. all this and it's not even June yet!
 
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