Can the special plane of the North Korean leader to the "Golden Specialist" fly directly to Singapore?

Kim Jong-un got on the plane of a "special club": he could fly to Singapore without stopping to refuel.

US President Trump announced on June 10 that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12. This also means that Kim Jong-un will take a special plane to participate in this world-famous "Golden Special Meeting".

On the 7th and 8th of this month, Kim Jong-un visited Dalian, China. Unlike his last trip to China, which arrived in Beijing by special train in March, Kim Jong-un chose to travel by air this time. This is the first time that Kim Jong-un 20 12 has taken the opportunity to visit a foreign country since he took over as the top leader of North Korea. It was also 1986 that the top leader of North Korea took the opportunity to go abroad for the first time after Kim Il Sung visited the Soviet Union.

During his visit to Dalian, Kim Jong-un took the Korean Air Force 1- Goshawk 1. This special plane is named after the national bird of North Korea. "Goshawk 1" is an improved version of the Soviet-made Il -62 passenger plane. 1970 made its first flight and stopped production in the early 1990s. It was one of the largest passenger planes in the world at that time.

The tail of "Goshawk 1" is printed with a five-pointed star pattern symbolizing the meaning of * * *, and the top of the front of the plane is written with the words "Korean People's Righteousness? People * * *? But also painted with the national emblem of North Korea.

It is reported that "Goshawk 1" can carry 200 passengers according to the layout of ordinary civil aviation, with a top speed of 900 km/h and a maximum flight distance of about 9,200 km. The distance from Pyongyang to Singapore is about 4,740 kilometers, and the endurance of "Goshawk 1" can ensure that the flight can be completed without stopping refueling.

According to the photos disclosed by the Korean Central News Agency, the interior of "Goshawk 1" has also been carefully designed, and electronic equipment such as desks, sofas, telephones, laptops and televisions are readily available, which is almost an air office.

At present, air koryo, North Korea has four Il -62 series passenger planes. It is reported that North Korea also has a "Goshawk 2" with the same model as "Cang Yi 1". Jin Yongnan, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, and Kim Yu, sister of Kim Jong-un, were aboard Goshawk 2 when they went to South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics earlier this year.

In addition, Kim Jong-un himself owns a Ukrainian-made private jet An-148, which was also photographed landing at Dalian Airport earlier this month.

It is reported that the cost of an An-148 is about $24-30 million. Compared with Il -62, An-148, which started mass production in 2009, is much newer, but its size is smaller, and its range is shortened by nearly 3,500 kilometers. According to the video released by the North Korean media at the end of 20 14, Kim Jong-un is also suspected of personally flying the An-148 plane.

Judging from the photos disclosed by the North Korean media, the interior of this An-148 has also been carefully decorated for Kim Jong-un to work in the air.

Source: Netease News