The flight was originally scheduled in September 2007. However, as a series of troubles found as such as lack of structural strength of components and its development plans has been delayed extensively.
Project CX was started in fiscal year 2001 to replace old and smaller C-1 transports. Kawasaki Heavy Industry is the prime contractor and numerous makers and suppliers are engaged in its manufacturing. The development was done concurrently with the next maritime patrol aircraft XP-1 for Maritime Self Defense Force by the same prime contractor, thus keeping the development cost lower as about 340 billion yen (approximately US$38 billion) for the two aircraft types.
With its extended range, XC-2 or C-2 when deployed to JASDF, is expected to help Japan's overseas relief mission as well as usual domestic defense air lift service.
The dimension of XC-2 is as follows:
Length: 43.9 meters (144 feet)
Span: 44.4 meters (145 feet)
Height: 14.2 meters (46.5 feet)
Power Plant: GE CF6-80C2 (thrust 27.9t, 61,510 lb) x2
Payload: 37.6 t (82,890 lb)(maximum)
Range: 0t/10,000km 12t/8,900km (4,800 nm); 30t/6500km (3,510 nm); 37t/5600km (3,024 nm)
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