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发帖数: 10330 | 1 Chinese Y-20 transport aircraft makes maiden flight
By Robert Foster
1/29/2013
The X'ian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made
its maiden flight from the Yanliang test airfield near the XAC plant on 26
January.
The flight lasted approximately 40 minutes and saw the aircraft perform a
number of circuits of the airfield. Images and footage of the occasion
confirm the Y-20 to be a four-turbofan design with clear Russian, Ukrainian,
and US influences.
Russian and Ukrainian Antonov engineers are known to have served as design
consultants, and their influence is reflected in the steep, sloped nose
configuration similar to that of the developmental An-70, which Chinese
television imagery suggested has a low-light navigation device below the
windshield. US influence is most apparent in the vertical and horizontal
stabilisers, which are similar in appearance to the Boeing C-17 Globemaster
III. Data for these components may have been shared with China by former
Boeing engineer Greg Chung, who in 2010 was jailed by US authorities for
espionage.
In one Chinese television video, the horizontal stabiliser bends on landing,
a possible indication strengthening is required. The high-mounted wing
reflects Russian practice seen in the Ilyushin Il-76 'Candid', resulting in
an unobstructed fuselage cargo area.
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: Chinese Y-20 transport aircraft makes maiden flight
: By Robert Foster
: 1/29/2013
: The X'ian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made
: its maiden flight from the Yanliang test airfield near the XAC plant on 26
: January.
: The flight lasted approximately 40 minutes and saw the aircraft perform a
: number of circuits of the airfield. Images and footage of the occasion
: confirm the Y-20 to be a four-turbofan design with clear Russian, Ukrainian,
: and US influences.
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