Chinese-European transport helo project

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I think there was some semi-offical thing saying about chinese project of this class of helo, but whit Eurocopter, not Sikorsky...I think Thupuang has better information than I have...

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looks like Eurocopter designed EC 175

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Eurocopter and China to develop heavy-lifter EC 175

by Kim Rosenlof

During a Sunday morning press conference here at Heli-Expo, Eurocopter president Fabrice Bregier quietly announced a pending agreement with China to codevelop a new helicopter. Called the EC 175, the new 22,000-pound-gross-weight helicopter will be positioned between the EC 155 and the Super Puma to compete in the heavy-lift market.
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sina/ military section

I don't think is is real, maybe just a concept

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The program is real. I think globalsecurities has a page on it too. This is pretty much another one of those china-europe "civilian" helicopter projects thats intended to fill both civilian and military sector markets. Not a bad design idea to me. This copter will work in supplement with future z-8s with uprated engines(Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-67A turboshaft engines). Say good bye to the mi-17!!!

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bd popeye said:

I'm back.
I just could not pass this up. No insult intended to anyone but....Why does there always seems to be some sort of picture or artist renderning of PLA equipment that no one can verfiy? Be it a ship, aircraft, missile, tank etc..Why the
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Well, what about all those drawings in Popular Science magazine? Lots of conceptual art published there.

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This thing looks like the front body of a black hawk combined with the rear body of a Z-9. I doubt it is fake. I believe Ive seen this concept, I think Chengdu has the project.

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Call me stupid, but isn't that the 6-ton MHP co-operation deal with the EU?



Sure the windows look wrong but......

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xihaoli said:

Call me stupid, but isn't that the 6-ton MHP co-operation deal with the EU?

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Sure the windows look wrong but......

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No, thats not the same thing. they do look sorta similar, but the front is way off and so are the windows. These arent the same.

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adeptitus said:

Well, what about all those drawings in Popular Science magazine? Lots of conceptual art published there.

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Artist conceptions...It's done worldwide. There are dreamers everywhere.
I have not read Popular science or Mechnics since before I joined the USN in 1971.

I just want a little more info that's all. That helo looks good to me. I worked on helos 5 of the 20 years I was in the USN. I'm sure there is a project in the works. The PLA needs transports helos.

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well come back, Popeye!

We know that there is a Z-15 designation handed out. Other than that, I'm not sure which helicopter it's been assigned to. Maybe it's EC-175 or maybe it's CMH or maybe those two helicopters are the same. Maybe it's one of those Z-11, EC-120 things. Where China gets experience from co-developing with Eurocopter and then develop a helicopter of its own in the same class. I don't know, China tends to keep the helicopter things even more wrapped up than fighters, because it can actually get away with using Western engines for its military helicopters by just denying its existence and saying that it's purchased for civilian models.