[sukhoi-30mki]

Reuters

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Spruce Goose

[WeWaWes]

Looks like something from an old Japanese Godzilla movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppQXKoAN44

[null and void]

Spluce Goo

[Army Air Corps]

It has a Russian aesthetic to it.

[BwanaNdege]

Specifications (JRM-3 Martin Mars) 1941-47

Data from Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

Crew: four (with accommodations for a second relief crew)
Capacity: JRM Mars - 133 troops, or 84 litter patients and 25 attendants or 32,000 lb (15,000 kg) payload, including up to seven Willys MB jeeps
Water/foam load: Mars waterbomber - 60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
Length: 117 ft 3 in (35.74 m)
Wingspan: 200 ft 0 in (60.96 m)
Width: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Hull beam
Height: 38 ft 5 in (11.71 m) afloat, 48 ft (15 m) beached
Hull draught: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Wing area: 3,686 sq ft (342.4 m2)
Empty weight: 75,573 lb (34,279 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 165,000 lb (74,843 kg)

"In May 2015, the Hawaii Mars received a small contract to be used briefly for training Chinese pilots. This was done using the Martin Mars to evaluate against civil certification regulations by The International Test Pilot School, on how to handle such a large amphibious aircraft. These pilots will be involved with the Chinese state owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China as they get ready to launch their forthcoming AVIC TA-600 airplane"

AVIC AG600 (TA-600)

General characteristics

Capacity: 50 passengers
Length: 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 38.8 m (127 ft 4 in)
Height: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Max takeoff weight: 53,500 kg (117,947 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × WJ-6 turboprops, 3,805 kW (5,103 hp) each
Propellers: 6-bladed constant speed propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 570 km/h (354 mph; 308 kn)
Range: 5,500 km (3,418 mi; 2,970 nmi)
Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,400 ft)

[BenLurkin]

Interesting

[NorseViking]

Looks like a mixture of 1959 Beriyev-12, Antonov-12 and a tail section from newer Antonovs.
Poor Ukraine must have been sold out the rest of her Soviet airspace legacy to the Chinese.

[fso301]

[gaijin]

what a freaking load..!!

this is another Chinese knockoff of a Japanese aircraft.

[JimRed]

Spruce Goose on steroids?

[stockpirate]

I’ll bet it’s not as large as the Spruce Goose

[fella]

Kind looks like this old bird.