China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft - esp. Y-20/YY-20

didklmyself said:

They considered buying 20 in 2023 with delivery taking place in 2027-28, interesting. Can't think of a good reason. Surely, they could make 20 extra tankers domestically in a 5 year frame.

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Well they didn't go through with it so it was one of those paper commitments that in reality is pretty meaningless. It was probably just a hedge your bets move in case Y-20B ran into unforeseen difficulties. Given that it didn't cost them much it's not an unreasonable decision.