Parts of the prototype of the new generation transport aircraft of the Japan Self-Defense Forces fell off during the test flight
People's Daily network January 10, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Gifu base 10 revealed that the base of the new generation of transport aircraft XC2 prototype in the Sea of Japan above the test flight time behind the fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) plate fell off at about 3:50 p.m. on the 9th.
It is reported that the plastic plate off 84 cm long, 36 cm wide, 3 mm thick, weighing about 1 kg, the main role is to maintain the stability of the transport cabin door, Gifu base is investigating the cause of the fall off. The parts falling off did not affect flight, and there were no reports of damage caused by falling parts.
The report said that the accompanying small aircraft confirmed that the above parts fell in the sea about 180 kilometers north of the Komatsu base of the Air Self-Defense Force. (Li Ye)