The fact that the Royal Dutch Air Force has chosen the C-390 to replace its current C-130 Hercules fleet is an answer to the question in the title of this video, I guess.
The C-130 still has an advantage in overall range and that it has 4 engines versus 2. Given those facts, the fact that the Netherlands, Hungary, and Austria chose the KC-390 is only a partial answer to the title of this video. Like the video says, it still depends upon the mission requirements to decide which plane is the best! I still congratulate Embraer for a remarkable achievement, though.
But the KC-390 has more range, better fuel economy and is faster. Having fewer engines is better, it means it is more economical in parts, since you have 2 fewer engines to keep adequate with spare parts, not to mention that the fuel would only need to supply 2, not 4 @@citylimits8927
The big move of the KC390 over the C130 is that it uses commercial aviation equipment that has spare parts all over the world! The C130 has technical assistance all over the world, but only with specific and original parts and this causes a lot of problems if these are missing!
The project initiative came from the Brazilian government. They approached Embraer and asked them to build the plane and said, we are paying it! And so they did! Brazil do have several Hercules....It was time.
sim em partes concordo com voce porem tem o c390 é feito com muitas partes sem peso politico qualquer pode comprar e nao precisa de autorizações é mais facil as forças armadas do eua comprar c390 como ja esxitem conversas nnos bastidores@@sonnymagalhaes9203
Could you explain what kind of support Chile and Colombia gave to this project, please? I knew that some components were produced by Argentina, Portugal and Czech Republic.
I can’t see how it would compete with the C17? Not too sure it would replace the C130J as it has proven track record, and many airforces are still acquiring them. Unlike the RAF who got rid of their fleet.
The C 130-J is a good aircraft, but not the best. In addition to its platform being old, it's more expensive, consumes more fuel, has a higher maintenance cost, is slower, noisier, less technological, carries less and smaller loads... Acquiring a C-130 for in-flight refueling requires an aircraft specifically for this role, while the C-390 is modular and simply attaches the kits you want for the different missions.
