Z-20 (all variants) thread

lcloo

Major
Tried to accumulate the following table with available information, any suggestions/amendments are welcome...

#
Type
Role / Variant
1
Z–20​
Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2
Z-20T​
Armed Assault – PLA​
3
Z–20S​
SAR – PLA​
4
Z-20K​
Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5
Z-20KA​
Air Assault – PLAAF​
6
Z-20KS​
SAR – PLAAF​
7
Z-20J​
Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8
Z-20F​
ASW – PLAN​
9
Z-20PAP​
People's Armed Police (PAP)​
#9 should be Z20WJ. WJ stands for Wu Jing 武警 i.e. PAP.
 

Deino

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Tried to accumulate the following table with available information, any suggestions/amendments are welcome...

#
Type
Role / Variant
1
Z–20​
Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2
Z-20T​
Armed Assault – PLA​
3
Z–20S​
SAR – PLA​
4
Z-20K​
Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5
Z-20KA​
Air Assault – PLAAF​
6
Z-20KS​
SAR – PLAAF​
7
Z-20J​
Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8
Z-20F​
ASW – PLAN​
9
Z-20PAP​
People's Armed Police (PAP)​


And there is the Z-20KB (not official) with the folding tail

Z-20Ka vs Z-20KB - 洋务先驱张之洞.jpg
Z-20KB.jpg
 

Black Wolf

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#9 should be Z20WJ. WJ stands for Wu Jing 武警 i.e. PAP.
And there is the Z-20KB (not official) with the folding tail

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View attachment 153635

Updated....


#
Type
Role / Variant
1
Z–20​
Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2
Z-20T​
Armed Assault – PLA​
3
Z–20S​
SAR – PLA​
4
Z-20K​
Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5
Z-20KA​
Air Assault – PLAAF​
6
Z-20KS​
SAR – PLAAF​
7
Z-20J​
Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8
Z-20F​
ASW – PLAN​
9
Z-20KB​
Folding tail - PLAN​
10
Z-20WJ​
People's Armed Police (PAP)​
 

Black Wolf

Junior Member
Registered Member
Sorry for the confusion, but the KB is not a PLAN but a PLAAF variant

Folding tails should be for PLAN, isn't it? What's the use in PLAAF?

Though table is updated.


#
Type
Role / Variant
1
Z–20​
Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2
Z-20T​
Armed Assault – PLA​
3
Z–20S​
SAR – PLA​
4
Z-20K​
Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5
Z-20KA​
Air Assault – PLAAF​
6
Z-20KS​
SAR – PLAAF​
7
Z-20KB​
Folding tail - PLAAF​
8
Z-20J​
Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
9
Z-20F​
ASW – PLAN​
10
Z-20WJ​
People's Armed Police (PAP)​
 

Deino

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
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Folding tails should be for PLAN, isn't it? What's the use in PLAAF?

Though table is updated.


#
Type
Role / Variant
1
Z–20​
Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2
Z-20T​
Armed Assault – PLA​
3
Z–20S​
SAR – PLA​
4
Z-20K​
Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5
Z-20KA​
Air Assault – PLAAF​
6
Z-20KS​
SAR – PLAAF​
7
Z-20KB​
Folding tail - PLAAF​
8
Z-20J​
Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
9
Z-20F​
ASW – PLAN​
10
Z-20WJ​
People's Armed Police (PAP)​


AFAIK it can be transported in a Y-20
 

HailingTX20

New Member
Registered Member
Z-20Ts at parade rehearsal.

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The video to those nice pictures:
 
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