Posted on 06/04/2007 7:55:29 AM PDT by Freeport
First flights of Japan’s indigenously-developed C-X transport and P-X maritime patrol aircraft appear to be drawing closer, with images of the first completed prototypes having been released by the defence ministry’s Technical Research and Development Institute.
Led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the approximately $2.8 billion C-X/P-X project is intended to deliver replacements for Tokyo’s current air force fleet of Kawasaki C-1 airlifters and initially part of the navy's current inventory of Kawasaki/Lockheed Martin P-3 MPA.
Japan's TRDI has meanwhile conducted test flights of a C-1 testbed modified to carry an Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries XF7 engine which will be used to power both the twin-engine C-X and four-engine P-X, which KHI also hopes to respectively use as the basis for a commercial freighter and regional airliner.
Tokyo had planned to roll out its first prototype aircraft earlier this year, but delayed the ceremony following the discovery of a production fault with all eight development aircraft.
Okay, it's not a "T" but this thread just reminded me of it so I had to post. It's owned by a group of Austrian skydivers who fly it to dropzones all over Europe. Nice, fun people. They'll let you jump or tandem jump for pretty cheap.
Great question!
That second photo shows 4 engines on what looks like a 30-40 passenger aircraft.
It reminds me more of a Dornier 328 regional jet. And that four-engined patroller really does remind me of a CV-880 as well.
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The portion of the artwork covering the nose on that Shorts gives me the willies.
Jump out of a perfectly good airplane? I don’t even jump out of bed.
A Lexus with wings would look more advanced than either of these birds.
They could cram at least two more engines onto the second plane.
This from Japan? Shocking!
You don’t understand. The bands of both aircraft are stainless steel. Someone just forgot to peel off the protective plastic covers.
Both planes look pretty much the same in size. Why does one use two engines and the other four? The one with four seems to be a fuel waster even if the engines are super fuel efficient.
Unless the C-X is Tiny, no way are those the same engines as on th P-X.
I cannot see how these two planes could share the same engine (Again, unless the C-X is tiny).
Not certain whether this counts
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