Posted on 12/24/2012 7:17:21 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
China’s new military transport plane exposed. And it looks like a C-17, An-70, A400M hybrid.
Posted by Alert5 today, the following image shows the first photographs of China’s new four-engine military airlifter.
The large military transport aircraft is allegedly designed Y-20 and, nose aside, its shape is almost identical to that shown in a series of artist’s impressions that have appeared on Chinese media outlets.
Indeed, the aircraft depicted in the detailed renderings you can find in this post seems to be a turbojet clone of the Airbus A400M Atlas four-engine turboprop, whereas the one depicted on the ground in the new pictures features a nose section inspired by the Antonov An-70.
Actually, inputs from several other aircraft types, including the Boeing C-17, can be found in the Y-20. In July 2009, a former Boeing employee was convicted of selling secret C-17 technical details to China.
It looks like an AWACS version of the Y-20 is also being envisaged.
Heavy lift capability has long been a drawback in PLAN. Looks like that problem might be licked..
Meanwhile, more and more American manufacturing is now in China.
We are starting to commit suicide.
Just saying.
Buy American.
It sure is a good thing we voted for free condoms..
Tri-lobe radar on the AWACS?
Well, thank God! At last some parity in heavy lift capability. Our superiority in military might has never been right. Has never been fair. As Ted Hall and the Rosenbergs taught us, America’s monopoly as a superpower has always been a dangerous thing.
With the refuelers Boeing has sold them or is about to, PLAN can be in Canal Zone and Cuba within 48 hours. And you can bet your last Obama condom that heavy equipment has already been moved there on China flagged ships..
With the refuelers Boeing has sold them or is about to, PLAN can be in Canal Zone and Cuba within 48 hours. And you can bet your last Obama condom that heavy equipment has already been moved there on China flagged ships..
With the refuelers Boeing has sold them or is about to, PLAN can be in Canal Zone and Cuba within 48 hours. And you can bet your last Obama condom that heavy equipment has already been moved there on China flagged ships..
sorry about the triple post. stupid laptop..
You idiots!!!
This pictures are shopped. I’m no dummy, I’ve been told over and over again, ON THIS SITE, that China is a backwards country, not able to do anything on their own - and that includes building advanced military transports.
Yep, I admit, I was paranoid thinking that China was building up it’s military capabilities. But I’m not fooled anymore, thanks to my fellow FReepers. Therefore these pictures are SHOPPED!!!, in an attempt to get me to act paranoid, again - but I learned my lesson - which is that there’s no need for the United States to spend a dime on the military, since there are no threats out there and there never will be.
I admit, it took me a while to come around and see the light - sorry for all the trouble.
Makes sense. The Red Chinese steal technology from all those sources and reverse engineer civilian technology to apply to military use on a regular basis.
And what is not reverse engineered is sold willingly to them.
Export Control ain’t what it used to be..
Starting? LOL
do I really have to say it???
Chinese and Russian citizens work at Boeing. There has been a concerted effort by the feds and industry to write the rules and regs to allow those citizens into this country and work on what should be sensitive projects. Everyone seems to be gambling that such effort will grow the pie and make for more profits.
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Hi yankee....flee trade good for you....Maybe one day we give you ride on big plane....haha....You go now and buy Poonjab doggy yumyums...only little bit tainted...haha...Make you proud yankee....you go shop now....haha
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