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SteelBird

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This is said to be the Wozhou-9 engine (lower right corner) for WZ-10. I haven't found much info of this engine on the web though.

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asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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if it is allowed to be exported i think there will be a serious market for it, because attack helos are hard to come by

Pakistan would be interested that is for sure, our AH-1 Cobras are getting on a bit, theres a massive market for attack helos, Saudi is looking too and they have asked Turkey for help because they have T-129 project running
 
MwRYum

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asif iqbal said:
if it is allowed to be exported i think there will be a serious market for it, because attack helos are hard to come by

Pakistan would be interested that is for sure, our AH-1 Cobras are getting on a bit, theres a massive market for attack helos, Saudi is looking too and they have asked Turkey for help because they have T-129 project running
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That's not as it seems...buyers who can't make their own and got the money will first pick the US / European models; only when they can't buy / not enough money will look at the Russians; only when you don't want the Russian models then comes the new players such as the Chinese or Indians.

That leaves a very, very small market for new attack helicopters, because the remaining potential customers can get away with modernized Mi-24s, which parts and suitable airframes are still available on budget.

If it's up to the Pakistanis I am more than sure they'd still first choose the US models - probably not Apache but AH-1Z - but they surely knows US loves to cut off the supply & support services if and when there's a clash of policies, which makes the Chinese garner a reputation of steady supplier. Still, even if the Pakistani choose Z-10 it would still take time - up-engine and swap for western electronics suites, for instance.
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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Super Cobra will not become available to Pakistan until 2015, thats if US-Pak ties remain the way they are, and thats a big "if", also no more AH-1 are going to be delivered either thats it for them

Pakistan has did a U-turn in military procurrments, for Army, Navy and Air Force, they switched from West to East, we already got Z9C for F22P and nothing was switched they came as they were so if WZ-10 is exported then i guess nothing will change with them either , i dont see any problem with WZ-10 in Pakistan

Chinese equipment has taken a qauntum leap in recent times, being a long time operator of Western equipment Pakistan is in best seat to make the comparison, lets hope we send a evaluation team to China soon for WZ-10 im sure it would meet the needs maybe with a few tweeks here and there, i think they can be absorbed into the Pak Army Aviation with ease
 
escobar

escobar

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From a local tv station which was allowed to enter an base located in Nanjing MR.

[video=youtube;KcTIh0W5dOc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTIh0W5dOc[/video]
 
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