View Full Version : China’s AG600 Amphibian.
Shinwayma US-2 clone?
https://twitter.com/xhnews/status/1287397180282609670?s=21
Thud_and_Blunder
27th Jul 2020, 11:56
Although there are obvious similarities - the roles are pretty much identical - I don't think it is a clone; much larger, for a start.
Grateful for the nudge, as it spurred me to take a look at some of the other, non-pointy Chinese aviation developments on open-source sites. It led me to, among other things, take a look at the airfield at Yanliang on G00gle Earth. Fascinating object north of the thresholds for the 24 runways - some twin-jet airliner (C919?) flying test-bed with a curious swept-canard device atop the stretched fuselage just aft of the cockpit and a sharp fast-jet type nose. I shall enjoy wandering through t'interweb gleaning whatever info is out there.
Fascinating object north of the thresholds for the 24 runways - some twin-jet airliner (C919?) flying test-bed with a curious swept-canard device atop the stretched fuselage just aft of the cockpit and a sharp fast-jet type nose. They do like copying things.......
https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/633474-usaf-b737-700-n712jm.html#post10818183
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x638/image_e192cf54e0fbd318ee9eed3132ed59f730eeb4c2.png
Thud_and_Blunder
27th Jul 2020, 14:35
Couldn't make it up, could you?!
Green Flash
27th Jul 2020, 15:13
J-20 test bed https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7364/chinas-own-catfish-flying-avionics-testbed-for-the-j-20-fighter-emerges
woptb
27th Jul 2020, 23:37
They do like copying things.......
https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/633474-usaf-b737-700-n712jm.html#post10818183
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x638/image_e192cf54e0fbd318ee9eed3132ed59f730eeb4c2.png
Only a mother could love this!
sandiego89
28th Jul 2020, 12:59
Only a mother could love this!
Must be some wind generated noise with that set up....
sandiego89
28th Jul 2020, 19:48
...... take a look at the airfield at Yanliang on G00gle Earth......
I also noted a number of new Xian H-6's in zinc undercoating, with presumably brand new car smell! Yes I realize there have been evolutionary updates to the type, but a pretty impressive run for something that started as the Tu-16 @1952!
Nige321
28th Jul 2020, 21:06
If only Shorts had continued development of the Sunderland...
Haraka
29th Jul 2020, 08:23
If only Shorts had continued development of the Sunderland...
It was called the Shetland.
Chugalug2
29th Jul 2020, 09:04
If only Shorts had continued development of the Sunderland...
As Haraka states they did, but the massive appearance of new runways throughout the world in WWII did for commercial flying boats, including the Saunders Roe Princess...