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On Airliners.net looking at planes and this pops up. My 4 year daughter sitting next to me says "Oh daddy I love that plane its cute." "I want one." I said if we had the money to buy that plane we would'nt we would get something a little more comfy.

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Kawasaki C-1

 

i like it too...

here we are developing a similar plane

 

1st concept:

macxc3901.jpg

embraer-c390.JPG

 

2 concept:

air_kc-390_refuels_amx_concept_lg.jpg

 

 

 

Russia and India were developing one similat to both, but i don't remember the status now

India MTA

 

in_mta1_001.jpg

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The Kawasaki C-1, it is a little dumpy but has given good service to my knowledge over the years. Isn't it due for replacement?

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I saw the YC-14 and 15 at Pima Air Museum in the 80s. Apparently shortly afterwards they pulled them both out for further testing in support of the C-17 program.

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I saw the YC-14 and 15 at Pima Air Museum in the 80s. Apparently shortly afterwards they pulled them both out for further testing in support of the C-17 program.

 

They are still there last time I checked, which was about 2yrs ago.....

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ah yes, the dwarfs of the cargo plane world. Personally, I don't see the advantage of a little jet-engined cargo plane over a C-130, but some countries just have to be different...

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Oh I got STOL and speed here. The wife's rig set up for trans national travel. Massachusettes to Orlando FL 18.5 hrs.

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The main thing would be absolute speed, but only if the aircraft could retain C-130 STOL capabilities.

 

A C-130 is SLOOOOWWW....

 

FC

 

well, I suppose that in the cargo hauling biz, capacity AND speed both come before beauty...

 

I'd like to see a C-130 conversion with some little jets and some type of flap-blowing mechanism. Perhaps cheaper then a new plane, and probably nicer looking...

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There was talk of a tilt wing/rotor-type C-130 sized plane, looking like a cross between a C-130 and a V-22 with 4 rotors/engines...2 on the front wing, 2 on the rear wing. Doubt anything will come of it.

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There was talk of a tilt wing/rotor-type C-130 sized plane, looking like a cross between a C-130 and a V-22 with 4 rotors/engines...2 on the front wing, 2 on the rear wing. Doubt anything will come of it.

 

X-22.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-22

 

Edit: About the Yc-14... An-70 Coaler anyone? :grin:

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Let us not forget the Canadair (General Dynamics) CL-84 Dynavert. It was an early contendor in the tilt-rotor race and even preformed trials on the USS Guam in 1971. It was too small to be taken seriously as a cargo plane though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-84

 

@ Bill, yeah, the An-70 looks like the type of plane to have. Those counter-rotating propfans look like real maintenance buggers, but a nice comprimise between turboprops and jets, especially for a STOL transport.

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