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asif iqbal

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And how's this for irony? The engine was developed with HAL. ;)

that is not funny, the HAL project is basically all about buying helicopter componets from around the world and assembling them in India and giving it a Indian name, I mean seriously which part of the Indian attack helo is made in India?

WZ10 once it has Chinese engine is fully indigenous and there will be no restrictions on export, I hope Pakistan army places a order for these cus our Cobras really took a heavy beating in the Waziristan War and they are terrible state, some are more than 30 years old

4 sqaudrons of WZ10 for Pakistan would be great, under ToT
 

plawolf

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If Pakistan wants WZ10s with Chinese engines, it might be in for a very long wait, given the likely demand from the PLA and PLAN/marines.


However, if Pakistan can find the funds and China was willing to release the WZ10 (which I don't really see why they wouldn't), Pakistan may be able to get the WZ10 as it was originally designed and very quickly to boot.

Pakistan is not under embargo, so they can get the PT6 engines originally intended for the WZ10 from Canada.

Since the biggest production bottleneck the WZ10 is likely to face will be the indigenous engine, I believe Harbin could easily pump out more WZ10 fuselages and the subcontractors can provide all other subsystems faster than indigenous engines could be produced.

Thus, I believe it is possible for Harbin to supply Pakistan with WZ10s minus the engines without slowing down deliveries for the PLA.

This would allow Pakistan to get the WZ10 around the same time as the PLA, and probably have a better performing bird to boot because of the better engines.
 

A.Man

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A WZ-10 Show Off Video & The Girl Said: ”牛屄!“

[video]http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0214/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMzUzOTg0MDc2&embedid=NzEuNTQuOTQuMjQ2Ajg4NDk2MDE5AgI%3D[/video]
 

plawolf

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A WZ-10 Show Off Video & The Girl Said: ”牛屄!“

[video]http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0214/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMzUzOTg0MDc2&embedid=NzEuNTQuOTQuMjQ2Ajg4NDk2MDE5AgI%3D[/video]

Those kids in the back...they were still playing...basketball! With that going on literally above their heads! Detention for them NOW!
 

Blitzo

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why exactly was there a Z-10 buzzing (what I assume to be) that school grounds? Not just a fly over, but actually hovering right over. almost like harassment lol, but pepper spray doesn't exactly work against an attack helicopter.
 

MwRYum

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A WZ-10 Show Off Video & The Girl Said: ”牛屄!“

[video]http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0214/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMzUzOTg0MDc2&embedid=NzEuNTQuOTQuMjQ2Ajg4NDk2MDE5AgI%3D[/video]

This is a very weird flight by any standard, probably unsanctioned I'd say.
 

Engineer

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why exactly was there a Z-10 buzzing (what I assume to be) that school grounds? Not just a fly over, but actually hovering right over. almost like harassment lol, but pepper spray doesn't exactly work against an attack helicopter.

It most likely is a harassment, as it is directed at the photographer; a warning telling him to stop taking pictures. There was a series of photos sometime ago showing a Z-9 doing the same thing.
 

plawolf

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It most likely is a harassment, as it is directed at the photographer; a warning telling him to stop taking pictures. There was a series of photos sometime ago showing a Z-9 doing the same thing.

From the quality of the video and the fact that there was video, I'd say chances are it was taken with a smartphone instead of a dedicated specialist camera with a massive zoom lense.

That would make it pretty hard to spot that someone was filming them from the Z10.

Also, if you are concerned that someone might photograph/video your attack helo, don't go flying it over a densely populated urban area, and if you do, don't be surprised that people will whip their cameras and phones out to take shots.

In addition, it seems a very counter productive move to be hovering and literally flying circles around someone if you were upset that they were taking photos. if you don't want them taking photos, you fly away as soon and as fast as you can.

Seems to me more likely that the pilot was showing off if anything.

Maybe he saw a pretty girl waving at him from the playground and thought what the hell. From the surroundings and the size of open area, I would also say that it was a university campus instead of some school playground.

Also, judging from the reaction, or rather lack of one, from the kids playing basketball throughout, it would appear that this display was nothing too special for them.
 
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