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I dont quite understand why PLAAF would bother with making military Ch-47 copies.
It would be far better to copy the Mi 26. Modernize it, make it more reliable, more maintenance friendly.
Infact I dont quite get why IAF is buying Ch-47's in the first place for heavy lift. Rather IAF would have bought modernized and customized versions of Mi 26 to get around the issue of low service rate of the Mi 26 fleet.
Mi 26 is heads and shoulders more practical than Ch-47 in heavy lift role.
@sancho @Capt.Popeye
It would be far better to copy the Mi 26. Modernize it, make it more reliable, more maintenance friendly.
Infact I dont quite get why IAF is buying Ch-47's in the first place for heavy lift. Rather IAF would have bought modernized and customized versions of Mi 26 to get around the issue of low service rate of the Mi 26 fleet.
Mi 26 is heads and shoulders more practical than Ch-47 in heavy lift role.
@sancho @Capt.Popeye
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