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
SlowMan... One of the requisites of the project, is the capability to land and take off from the unprepared airfields of the brazilian Amazônia forest.
interesting aircraft .. cheaper than a C130J ($50m vs $70m) assuming Embraer met that pricing statement and not bloated like A400M overpriced nightmare.
ReplyDeletehere'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
The whole point of buying military transport over civilian cargo jet is takeoff/landing distance. The KC-390's distances look rather long.
DeleteSlowMan...
DeleteOne of the requisites of the project, is the capability to land and take off from the unprepared airfields of the brazilian Amazônia forest.
additional tidbits, interesting tomsee thenKC390 international partners :
ReplyDelete- 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)