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Japan’s large transport aircraft developed by the first test flight
Japan made “XC-2″ One prototype of the new transport plane from the original works in the Gifu Prefecture of Gifu City Air Self Defense Force bases, for more than 1 hour of flight. Japan’s Ministry of Defense that the test results good.

Xinhua Tokyo, January 26 (reporter Liu Chan) developed by Japan Air Self Defense Force generation of large transport aircraft 26 in Gifu Prefecture and held its first successful test flight. Local experts believe that this aircraft, such as in use in Japan is expected to significantly increase the transport capacity of self-transport.

morning, code-named “XC-2″ One prototype of the new transport plane from the original works in the city of Gifu Prefecture, the Air Self Defense Force Gifu bases, for more than 1 hour of flight. Japan’s Ministry of Defense that the test results good.

the transport aircraft by the Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries developed, in order to take over Japan in the 1970s enabled the C-1-made transport aircraft. A new generation of transport aircraft designed to seek to achieve large-scale, machine length of 43.9 meters, wingspan of 44.4 meters, 14.2 meters high, the maximum carrying weight of 30 tons, or about C-1 transport four times, but also a substantial increase in endurance .

“XC-2″ is delivered in August 2008 the Ministry of Defense Maritime Self Defense Force next-generation fixed-wing patrol aircraft “XP-1″ while research and development. Two new aircraft, some parts can be shared, thus saving development costs, their total R & D cost of about ￥ 340 billion (1 U.S. dollar equals 91 yen).

“XC-2″ transport R & D projects launched in 2001, planned to be in the first test flight in September 2007. However, in the assembled body was found strong enough, the results of flight was delayed for 2 years. Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to start the year 2013 from the actual equipment in the SDF transport aircraft such.

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