After boarding the military transport, Li Ruo Bai looked around curiously. After all, she had always flown first class before and had never even sat in economy, much less on a Military Aircraft. In truth, military transports had almost no comfort to speak of.
Still, the Yun-20 was already far more comfortable than the old Ilyushins. At the very least, its soundproofing was much better.
"Come to think of it, Brother Hai, you might not know this, but our Yun-30 is about to roll off the production line." After curiously wandering around the transport's cabin, Li Ruo Bai, now changed into a military uniform as well, seemed to recall something and quickly said.
"Huh? I really didn't know that. Yun-30?" Jiang Yan Hai was a little stunned.
"Yes. You could call it an upgraded Yun-20. Its engines, airframe structure, and various other aspects have all been enhanced. Its maximum takeoff weight reaches 400 tons, its empty weight is 150 tons, and its maximum payload is 130 tons." Li Ruo Bai chuckled. At last, there was something Jiang Yan Hai did not know but she did.
"Those are impressive numbers." Jiang Yan Hai was somewhat surprised. The Yun-20's 66-ton payload was already quite good, but it could not actually carry main battle tanks, and its airframe structure still imposed certain limitations.
But the figures for this new Yun-30 were downright unbelievable. They were even a little better than America's C-5.
"Of course. Its maximum-range payload flight distance is 7,200 kilometers, and its engine efficiency is far superior to that of the C-5 in the same class." Li Ruo Bai said proudly, "We designed the entire aircraft's avionics system."
"Impressive." Jiang Yan Hai immediately gave her a thumbs-up.
Transport aircraft were actually much easier to develop once the materials and engines were