Xina Y-20
Next Big Future: 3D printing and advanced computer modeling was used to develop China Y-20 military transport aircraft
The Xian Y-20 is China's new large military transport aircraft. The Y-20 is the first cargo aircraft to use 3-D printing technology to speed up its development and to lower its manufacturing cost. Model-based definition (MBD) is also used, and it's the 3rd aircraft to utilize MBD technology in the world, after Boeing 787 (2005) and Airbus A380 (2007). The implementation of MBD greatly shortened the time required, for example, without MBD, installation of wings takes a month or two, but with MBD adopted, the time is drastically shortened to just a few hours, and in general, the design work reduced by 40%, preparation for production reduced by 75%, and manufacturing cycle reduced by 30%. In addition to 3-D printing, Y-20 is also the first aircraft in China adopting associative design technology (ADT) in its development, the second aircraft to do so in the world, after Boeing 787. The adaptation of ADT greatly shortened the development time by at least eight months, and modification of wing design that previously took a week is shortened to half a day
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2 comments:
Looks suspiciously like the C-17..lol..
Stephen,
Form follows function. The Y-20 has different dimensions, wing roots, lacks winglets, has a different tail and is mostly composite.
There is a reason why almost every modern turbo prop transport looks like a Herc, from the A-400 to the Spartan, and why the Herc has a lot of the features of the Fairchild,
It's why you need a geek's eye to tell the difference between an Airbus and a Boeing,
And why all midsized economy cars look like Camry's.
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