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C. Announced development of WS51200 vehicles
Source: www.sasac.gov.cn/n1180/n1226/n2410/n314319/13551197.html
(accessed 19 April 2012)
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation has successfully developed the
nation's largest off-road vehicle
Date: 26 May 2011 Source: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
The WS51200 non-highway truck is a self-propelled ultra-heavy-duty special-use off-road
vehicle with the longest body and largest payload mass of all such vehicles in China. It was
independently developed by the Ninth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry
Corporation and its recent successful delivery to the client has filled a gap in this sector in China.
This off-highway truck is an entirely new type of super-heavy vehicle and was developed by the
Wanshan Company of the Ninth Academy in accordance with the client’s needs, using the WS series
heavy-duty chassis technology. The vehicle has a body length of 21 metres and a maximum total
mass of 122 tons, making it the largest off-road vehicle in terms of both physical dimensions and
payload among all the WS series super-heavy vehicles. The successful development of this selfpropelled
off-road vehicle, which has the largest payload mass of all such vehicles in China,
highlights the transition from design to production of the Ninth Academy’s range of super-heavyduty
off-road vehicles.
This product performed well during the demonstration and acceptance process at the time of
delivery. The client praised the product highly and expressed willingness for further cooperation.
[Translation: United Nations]
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