Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions

A few more photos of the maiden flight of AC313A:



Also check out the short video clips embedded in this Chinese news report by Guancha:

Three more high-resolution images plus a video of the maiden flight.

by78 said:

Three more high-resolution images plus a video of the maiden flight.

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@by78 bro question will they adopt a retractable landing gear in future variants? or stay as is to reduced cost? From my understanding of aerodynamics , adopting the former increase performance, higher cruise speed thus reduce operation cost.

All high-resolution images from AC313A's maiden flight. Note that three of the images are higher quality versions of previously shared images.

The captions in the last three images list some basic specs:
- Passenger capacity: 28
- Internal load: 4000kg
- External load (underslung): 5000kg.

CGTN news segment with English subtitles.

No mtow and empty weight figures? Those are most important ones for helicopters...

Totoro said:

No mtow and empty weight figures? Those are most important ones for helicopters...

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13.8 ton MTOW according to Xinhua.