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[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3376621-an178100r-aircraft-presented-in-kyiv.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://aeroin.net/esta-concluido-o-1o-exemplar-do-novo-aviao-antonov-178-rival-do-embraer-kc-390/[/URL]I've noticed that in this upgraded prototype the winglets have been removed. I wonder why ? Did the benefits not justify the added weight and expense ? The cockpit avionics have also been upgraded. I wonder how many of these they can sell ? It occupies an interesting niche between the C-295 and the C-130. This article gives a background of the project.Edit: Apparently the contract that Peru has for a single airframe is in jeopardy due to non-payment:[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.airway.com.br/peru-e-ucrania-se-desentendem-sobre-entrega-de-rival-do-embraer-kc-390/[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/antonov-an-178/[/URL]
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[URL unfurl="true"]https://aeroin.net/esta-concluido-o-1o-exemplar-do-novo-aviao-antonov-178-rival-do-embraer-kc-390/[/URL]
I've noticed that in this upgraded prototype the winglets have been removed. I wonder why ? Did the benefits not justify the added weight and expense ? The cockpit avionics have also been upgraded. I wonder how many of these they can sell ? It occupies an interesting niche between the C-295 and the C-130. This article gives a background of the project.
Edit: Apparently the contract that Peru has for a single airframe is in jeopardy due to non-payment:
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.airway.com.br/peru-e-ucrania-se-desentendem-sobre-entrega-de-rival-do-embraer-kc-390/[/URL]
[URL unfurl="true"]https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/antonov-an-178/[/URL]
