The C-425 family, the oldest family of aircrafts developed by Pakda Aircraft Industries , and the safest one worth mentioning, in this post we are going to tell you the history of the safest aircraft family on all the world! So pay attention! This will be interesting!
May 2, 1995 : the development starts
The development of this aircraft starts by the order from nevada airways to create a mid range aircraft capable of taking off from avalanche and landing in bandit, Nevada airlines is known for its safety and quality, so they wanted a plane that won't bring any issues with safety.
September 17 ,1998 : 1st prototype and details
The 1st prototype the C-425X leaves the production line to start the testing , a month later the 1st prototype lines up on the runway preparing for take off
(1st prototype in the runway)
December 7, 2000 : safety testing and 2nd prototype
(2nd prototype on the hangar)
After 2 years of development and testing , a 2nd prototype leaves the production line and starts safety tests and in Flight tests , the main safety features about the C-425 it's that the plane drops the passenger cabin in case of a emergency, the passenger cabin gets released in mid air, after that the parachutes deploy making the cabin land softly on the ground or water where it can be recovered, after that the cockpit and the main plane can land without any issues.
(2nd prototype flying)
(2nd prototype landing on wright)
(Passenger cabin descending)
january 19 2005 : first C-425 delivered
After the development of the C-425 was successfully completed , the 1st C-425 was delivered to nevada airlines after that the airline ordered 35 more planes , the lats plane (the 36th) was delivered on march 1 2012
THE BLOCK 2
During the development of the C-425 Pakda Aircraft started the development of another plane from the same model but with some upgrades , this plane development started on January 19th 2002 after it's initial development, the new plane was called "C-425-2" or "block 2" for short , the plane There is not much public information about its development because it started as a project ordered by the Krakabloa Air Force (KAF) but after the development and use of the plane on the army Pakda Aircraft Industries Adapted some planes for comercial use
[Below, photos of Block 2 in its commercial version]
Well this was the history of the oldest plane family manufactured by Pakda Aircraft Industries hope you enjoyed it