Tuesday, October 21, 2014

KC-390 roll out.

Thanks for the link Alfredo.

pics via Poder Aereo ...more at their site.

4 comments :

  1. interesting aircraft .. cheaper than a C130J ($50m vs $70m) assuming Embraer met that pricing statement and not bloated like A400M overpriced nightmare.

    here's the public data on KC-390 vs A400M vs C130J-30
    - Length : 33.91m vs 45.1m vs 29.3m
    - Range : 2444km vs 3300km vs 3147 km
    - payload : 23 ton vs 37 ton vs 21.77 ton
    - Hold volume : 169m3 vs 340m3 vs 170m3
    - cost : $50m vs $146m vs $67m

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    1. The whole point of buying military transport over civilian cargo jet is takeoff/landing distance. The KC-390's distances look rather long.

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    2. SlowMan...
      One of the requisites of the project, is the capability to land and take off from the unprepared airfields of the brazilian AmazĂ´nia forest.

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  2. additional tidbits, interesting tomsee thenKC390 international partners :
    - UK (wing refueling pod, fuel system, landing gear, electronics, liferaft)
    - Spain (wing fuselage fairing, flaps, rudder, aileron)
    - Portugal (Central fuselage, landing gear door)
    - Czech republic (rear fuselage, cargo ramp, doors, hatches)

    Potential market projection : 700 aircraft in 77 countries
    Confirmed sales : 60 aircraft.(brazil , colombia, argentina, chile, portugal, czech)

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