Japan Puts YCX Civil Airlifter Ahead of YPX

Credit: KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
The Japan Aircraft Development Corp. will give priority to a commercial version of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C-X military airlifter over development of the YPX airliner. It is possible that the civil version of the twinjet C-X, which has not flown, would have a stretched fuselage. High market...

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