Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions
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Blackstone
Brigadier
Are those water wings?
Just posted by Hendrik_2000 in the Z-10-thread ... but even more impressive are the images of the latest Z-18A !
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Nose looks bigger
China Z-8 medium lift helicopter..
Back ground info, first prototype flight test dec 1985, second oct 1987, adopted final design nov 1994....since then many modifications carried out to increase reliability and prolong service life...China Z-8 design is based on France 13 ton SA321 "Super Hornet" (1990s design) but with many modifications since then ...
Z-8 transport helicopter increases massive airdrop in combat, tactical mobility & flexibility of troop/materiel deployment..........
Making changes in rapid reaction force forming airborne , assault division...
But, China still lacks heavy lift capability...
troop deployment...
Modified Z-8 is a single rotor with tail rotor, has large power reserve, good flight performance, long service life, safe, easy handling, simple to maintain.. can land on water under emergency condition..
What a photo.....not sure dawn or dusk...
Back ground info, first prototype flight test dec 1985, second oct 1987, adopted final design nov 1994....since then many modifications carried out to increase reliability and prolong service life...China Z-8 design is based on France 13 ton SA321 "Super Hornet" (1990s design) but with many modifications since then ...
Z-8 transport helicopter increases massive airdrop in combat, tactical mobility & flexibility of troop/materiel deployment..........
Making changes in rapid reaction force forming airborne , assault division...
But, China still lacks heavy lift capability...
troop deployment...
Modified Z-8 is a single rotor with tail rotor, has large power reserve, good flight performance, long service life, safe, easy handling, simple to maintain.. can land on water under emergency condition..
What a photo.....not sure dawn or dusk...
China Z-8 medium lift helicopter..
Back ground info, first prototype flight test dec 1985, second oct 1987, adopted final design nov 1994....since then many modifications carried out to increase reliability and prolong service life...China Z-8 design is based on France 13 ton SA321 "Super Hornet" (1990s design) but with many modifications since then ...
Z-8 transport helicopter increases massive airdrop in combat, tactical mobility & flexibility of troop/materiel deployment..........
Making changes in rapid reaction force forming airborne , assault division...
But, China still lacks heavy lift capability...
troop deployment...
Modified Z-8 is a single rotor with tail rotor, has large power reserve, good flight performance, long service life, safe, easy handling, simple to maintain.. can land on water under emergency condition..
What a photo.....not sure dawn or dusk...
davidau,
it's not that I don't appreciate these sort of posts, but you're not exactly adding anything new to the discussion in the given forums by posting a few pictures and some basic facts that can be found in a simple search.
These threads are generally for new developments, info, rumours, pictures, or questions, and they're not for posting "fact files". Certainly a thread called "PLAAF Breaking News" is not suited for posting a few pictures of Z-8 and a few historical facts that basically everyone knows.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Any one still doubt about the viability of Chinese helicopter industry should see this slick Avicopter promo video. Very extensive industrial base with 20000 employee and facility spread over the country
Wait at minute 7:36 I thought I saw Z19 with millimeter radar anyone can confirm it!
Wait at minute 7:36 I thought I saw Z19 with millimeter radar anyone can confirm it!