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China owns the license for the construction of the flying boat, so why should not Chinese engineers attempt to make a land airplane out of the flying boat ?
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More to the point, why should Chinese engineers attempt to make a land plane out of a flying boat?
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New designs need to offer some new advantage in fit, form, or function in order to offset the cost of research and development (which for an aircraft in this era should take anywhere between three to five years).
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I'm simply noting that this design does not appear to have any new advantages in fit, form, or function that aren't already replicated or bettered on other aircraft elsewhere in Chinese production. You say the other types I referenced are not unreliable or problematic. Then what benefit does China gain from putting R&D money into a new design?
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Please understand, I'm not attacking the design's capabilities or whether or not a flying boat can be converted. I'll leave that to the aviation masters here. My point is that it appears the Chinese are pointlessly replicating capabilities for no obvious purpose. (For instance, if China did not already manufacture two equivalent designs, I might find this conversion fairly reasonable, if ugly.)
If the reason is "Because I think the idea and the drawing is cool", well... just say that, then, and I'll stop trying to practice logic on it!
The engines look like radials to me, even the exhausts are laid out like a radial.
To be honest I'd expect more than 1,750hp out of an X-24, right now the engine has the power of a high-medium radial or a high-end V-12. An X-24 should be kicking out 2,500hp+ to make it worthwhile.
Perhaps sticking to radials would be best?
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