Z-21/Z-X heavy attack helicopter

I think the front half looks good, it's just that the back half looks oversized compared to other attack helicopters since it looks like it literally uses the Z-20 tail rather than a bespoke design like most attack helicopters. This is practical since it eases logistics but comes at an aesthetic cost.

hkvaryag said:

New photo. It is strange that it is a bit similar to never completed Sikorsky S-71 with weapon wings like Mi-28.
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It does not look ugly enough to be a proper attack helicopter !!! It needs more hard edges, straight lines, and boils on its face!!!

lol ..

looks like a Z20, Apache and Hind mix

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Deino said:

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A proper heavy attack helicopter. Nothing too fancy or revolutionary. Good to be produced in large quantities. As it should be.

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Nice lines!

so China has developed a powerplant suitable for this heavy chopper? the z-10 was famous for being underpowered.

grulle said:

so China has developed a powerplant suitable for this heavy chopper? the z-10 was famous for being underpowered.

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1. The real problem with the Z-10 basic model is that the body is overweight.

2. Since the first flight of 10 ton class helicopter Z-20 (equipped with domestically produced engines WZ-10) in 2013, why need to worry about the engine of heavy attack helicopter?

Looks good, I have never personally been a fan of the MI-24 or MI-28, even if it is capable.

Just a simple comparison between Z20 and Z21 so that we can have a feel roughly on the size of Z21. Note that they are not presented in the same scale and not in the same directional orientation, there might be around 10% difference in length and height in the images.