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Ukrainian state-run
aircraft manufacturer Antonov said Thursday, May 7, that it has signed
a protocol of intent with a Chinese company, Beijing A-Star Airspace
and Technology Co., to produce the new transport aircraft An-178 for
it in China. "The Chinese partners expressed their intention
to consider the prospect of building the Ukrainian-designed transport
plane in China," said a statement of Antonov reaching Xinhua,
without specifying.
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Antonov An-178 transport aircraft |
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The protocol, which
was signed earlier in the day during a ceremony organized to mark the
first flight of the Antonov An-178 plane in Kiev, the national capital
of Ukraine, also said that the Chinese company will mull over the possibility
to buy two Ukrainian-built An-178 aircraft, according to the statement. Antonov's An-178 transport aircraft performed maiden flight, Antonov announced Thursday, May 7. First revealed in February 2010, the twin-jet An-178 is intended to replace the An-12 'Cub', the An-26 'Curl', and An-32 'Cline' airlifters. The An-178 is a
medium-sized transport aircraft capable of performing takeoffs and landings
on unpaved runways. It has a payload capacity of up to 18 tonnes with
a maximum speed of 800 kilometers per hour. |
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