How come Japan is not capable to build large Jets ?

[oct605032048]

There is no way for japan to win any serious war against its neighbors except SKorea. So it better for Japan to stand behind his Uncle Sam and be good.

 

[Patriotic_Pakistani]

Who says Japan cannot build ,not large but least

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=109&ty=76&biw=1366&bih=643

http://www.mrj-japan.com/

 

[StingRoy]

Similar question can be asked about Germany as well. Why aren't they building large Jets?... Would you question Germany's engineering skills and prowess based on this logic?

 

[Frankenstein]

Similar question can be asked about Germany as well. Why aren't they building large Jets?... Would you question Germany's engineering skills and prowess based on this logic?

Germany is a partner in eurofighter, isn it?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

What alot of ppl don`t understand is your real power is never HOW many airplanes you posses at start of war

ITS THE ABILITY TO CREATE new ones , when your main lines get destroyed

If you have a industrial strength then in war time you can manufacture 100,000 tanks or 200,000 Jeeps as it was case in WW2 ....

If a airforce has 100 planes but in war time it can produce 30-40 planes rapidly 1-2 month - in plants then that nation has great advantage in war time

Nations like Japan are sleeping giants as they can UP TEMPO their production lines in 1-3 month time


Why is England producing Ships
Why is europe building mass production of helicopters

Its always point to consider what motives these countries have in upcoming decade

 

[StingRoy]

Germany is a partner in eurofighter, isn it?

We were talking about large jets (passenger/commercial) isnt it? (ref to article)

 

[oct605032048]

What alot of ppl don`t understand is your real power is never HOW many airplanes you posses at start of war

ITS THE ABILITY TO CREATE new ones , when your main lines get destroyed

If you have a industrial strength then in war time you can manufacture 100,000 tanks or 200,000 Jeeps as it was case in WW2 ....

If a airforce has 100 planes but in war time it can produce 30-40 planes rapidly 1-2 month - in plants then that nation has great advantage in war time

Nations like Japan are sleeping giants as they can UP TEMPO their production lines in 1-3 month time


Why is England producing Ships
Why is europe building mass production of helicopters

Its always point to consider what motives these countries have in upcoming decade

Japan is a respectable nation but with its golden age gone with the wind. China produces 5 times steel, 4 times electricity power and ships, 2 times more vehicles than Japan.

China's GDP was only 50% of that of Japan's 5 years ago, 5 years.

 

[oct605032048]

We were talking about large jets (passenger/commercial) isnt it? (ref to article)

Even japan build its own big-airplane, it is difficult for the company to survive due to limited domestic market dominated by Boeing and airbus.

 

[Nomenclature]

There was an article on Asia Times early this year on China's ARJ-21 project and it's implications for Asian aerospace industry, here's some quotes

The Asian aerospace industry is littered with the bones of failed commercial aircraft endeavors. Most ventures were stillborn, such as South Korea's plans in the 1990s to produce a 50-seat regional jet. Two of the most ambitious efforts were on the part of Indonesia and Japan. Indonesia's former president, Suharto, at the urging of his Minister of Technology (and later his successor) BJ Habibie, poured billions of dollars into IPTN, Indonesia's aircraft manufacturer. Out of this came the N-250, a 50-passenger turboprop commuter plane, of which only two prototypes were built before IPTN collapsed under the weight of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. Another IPTN project, the N-2130, a 100-seat regional jet, never got off the drawing board.

Japan was even more ambitious with its plans to become a leading commercial aircraft manufacturer. In the 1960s, it built the YS-11, a 60-seat turboprop commuter plane that many thought would be the first in a series of Japanese-made commercial airliners. In fact, one of the more alarmist notions to come out of the Japan-bashing school in the late 1980s and early 1990s was the belief that by the turn of the century we would all be flying wide-bodies produced by Mitsubishi or Kawasaki.

The reality was much more sobering. From the late 1960s to the early 1990s, Japanese government and industry labored together on a number of passenger jet projects, starting with the YX, a planned 200-seat commercial jet. This was later scrapped in favor of the more modest YXX, a 100-150 passenger airliner, and later the even more modest YSX, a 60-seat regional jet. None of these aircraft ever made it beyond the specifications stage, let alone fly.

Today, most Asian aerospace firms have had to be content with being subcontractors and suppliers to the leading Western aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus. Not that this cannot be very lucrative; Japanese aircraft firms have a 20% stake in the Boeing 777 program and a 35% work share in the Boeing 787, including production of the critical central wingbox. On the other hand, being a subcontractor has none of the glamour and cachet of having your company's name on the side of the aircraft.

Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The only country which is capable to build large commercial plane is US, airbus is a joint development between many Euro countries.

China will have its own indigenous large jet by 2016.

 

[Guest]

The only country which is capable to build large commercial plane is US, airbus is a joint development between many Euro countries.

China will have its own indigenous large jet by 2016.

some corrections, "China is supposed to have its own indigenous large jet by 2016, with French Engines". Because China's manufacturing equipment (not technologies) is not mature (or even not capable) enough to produce them. Even manufacture giants like Germany can not build that kinds of equipment. Let alone Japan or South Korea.

But, some of them will be ready soon. When this is finished it will be the largest one in the world, at least at that monent.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

some corrections, "China is supposed to have its own indigenous large jet by 2016, with French Engines". Because China's manufacturing equipment (not technologies) is not mature (or even not capable) enough to produce them. Even manufacture giants like Germany can not build that kinds of equipment. Let alone Japan or South Korea.

But, some of them will be ready soon. When this is finished it will be the largest one in the world, at least at that monent.

Yes, just like the scenario with WS-10A.

But there are still 6 years from now, so China still have plenty of time to come up with more perfection of the turbofan engine for its own commercial jet.

 

[BigTree.CN]

Well, hardly could we assume Japan don't have the ability to build large planes.

Japanese industrial capacity is one of the best.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Japan can, but if someone has to blame its Japan themselves, too much under US influence and pressure they scrapped their projects for of the shelves products. Had they stick to their projects F-2 would never have been developed instead Japan could have their own indigenous product.

Never is too late their Project to develop stealth aircraft is active and if complete in a 15 years time will be replaced with anything American product they have in inventory. I am sure the end result would be better this time around.

 

[lemurian]

Why drag capability in here? Its just not cost-efficient for them. Add that to the lack of taste for weapons development post-WWII, and naming everything "defense forces".