Citat:July 27, 2011: China has begun flight testing of its new Y-9 transport. This comes after years of starting, and then stopping, development of this four engine aircraft, similar to the American C-130. It was two years ago that China revived its effort to build the Y-9, but many believed it was just another false start. Not this time. The initial Y-9 design effort began in 2001, but the manufacturer ran into personnel and quality control problems, and put the effort on hold after a few years
