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I don't think the evaluation is long and the production plant is ready. I can predict mass production has already startedSurely not ! Following the latest reports it is currently evaluated by the PLAAF at the 4. Division at Qionglai North ... to be ready this year in an international exercise is simply too early.
Translation plzzzzzzSome news about the status of Y-20 development from AVIC's official website:
中国航空工业集团公司
'2015年,航空业务发展亮点纷呈。航空装备研制生产再创佳绩。作为我国“三个大飞机”研制的主力军,圆满完成了大运研制的各项工作,大型水陆两栖飞机AG600全面进入总装,全力支持的C919大型客机顺利下线。民机和通用航空产业发展进入历史新阶段,“新舟”700获185架订单,首个部件下线,运完成适航取证。'
Not sure if it means finish of all development work or the work scheduled in 2015.
Anyway, at least it's going well.
Translation plzzzzzz
Looks more like 786 to meY-20 788
中航工业--集团要闻 (AVIC - Group News)
This is published on AVIC's official website under a special topic 'Salute to 2015, Embrace 2016' in which AVIC summed up its achievement and performance in the year of 2015. There is a paragraph mentioning Y-20, AG-600 (also known as TA-600) and C-919. The Y-20 part can be translated as follows:
In the year of 2015, AVIC successfully finished all development works of Y-20.
Ok, if you claimed so, how can development phase is consider close if further modification needs to be done? If PLAAF has not approved yet, development phase cannot be freeze and designer is gone. Who is in better position for further changes if evaluation fails? Since everything is close and designer is gone?Sorry my friend, You are dreaming simply too much !
The latest AVIC statement did not confirm that ALL test - including operational testing, tactical exercises ... -were completed. In just about three years this is simply not possible with only four flying aircraft.
IMO this statement concluded the flight trails ... and now the PLAAF-testing will begin.
You sure will argue, the C-17 needed even less time but just take into consideration, how much experience the US have in building testing and operating large aircraft; for Chine it's a first.
As such even if already assigned to a front line unit, they won't use it at a joint exercise abroad so soon.
Deino
Ok, if you claimed so, how can development phase is consider close if further modification needs to be done? If PLAAF has not approved yet, development phase cannot be freeze and designer is gone. Who is in better position for further changes if evaluation fails? Since everything is close and designer is gone?