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Old 10th Aug 2013, 13:59
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The MA60 may be made in China, but it has the standard components that western aircraft use, such as Pratt and Whittney PW127 engines (same as the ATR72), Hamilton Standard props, standard Collins avionics and radios, Universal UNS-1K FMS coupled to the autopilot. The aircraft's airframe design however is based on the Antonov AN26 which is a real pity as it's not as aerodynamically clean as the ATR72 and thus a little slower in the cruise despite being of a similar weight and having the same engines.

There are actually quite a number of Australian pilots currently flying the MA60 in Asia, each of them with thousands of hours on type and none with any record of accidents nor incidents on the type.
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