antiterror13
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why there is a helo with yellow primer paint?
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plawolf
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There are at least two, and it doesn’t look like primer. Most likely they are in desert camo.
AssassinsMace
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A newly released old photo. Might be an early Z-10 prototype...
(1500 x 1000)
It might be new. The early prototypes had an angled fin where the rear landing is. New ones have the horizontal cut.
by78
General
A Chinese documentary on the development of the Z-10:
Some points of note:
1) The fuselage was designed with reduced radar signature in mind.
2) Composite material was used extensively in the fuselage.
3) The turboshaft engine features the 2nd general single-crystal blades, with the actual power output being more than 20% greater than the designed output.
4) In order to reduce the empty weight, the fuselage was redesigned to reduce the number of structural components. Previously, the internal framework was composed of 36 composite tubes and beams joined together; the new design reduced the main structural components to three. The weight savings resulted in increased fuel fraction, making Z-10's combat radius the highest in the world at the time of its debut.
The cockpit frame is very light, as seen here being lifted by two men without much effort:
All composite tail:
One of the earliest prototypes:
Some points of note:
1) The fuselage was designed with reduced radar signature in mind.
2) Composite material was used extensively in the fuselage.
3) The turboshaft engine features the 2nd general single-crystal blades, with the actual power output being more than 20% greater than the designed output.
4) In order to reduce the empty weight, the fuselage was redesigned to reduce the number of structural components. Previously, the internal framework was composed of 36 composite tubes and beams joined together; the new design reduced the main structural components to three. The weight savings resulted in increased fuel fraction, making Z-10's combat radius the highest in the world at the time of its debut.
The cockpit frame is very light, as seen here being lifted by two men without much effort:
All composite tail:
One of the earliest prototypes:
SinoSoldier
Colonel
A Chinese documentary on the development of the Z-10:
Some points of note:
1) The fuselage was designed with reduced radar signature in mind.
2) Composite material was used extensively in the fuselage.
3) The turboshaft engine features the 2nd general single-crystal blades, with the actual power output being more than 20% greater than the designed output.
4) In order to reduce the empty weight, the fuselage was redesigned to reduce the number of structural components. Previously, the internal framework was composed of 36 composite tubes and beams joined together; the new design reduced the main structural components to three. The weight savings resulted in increased fuel fraction, making Z-10's combat radius the highest in the world at the time of its debut.
The cockpit frame is very light, as seen here being lifted by two men without much effort:
All composite tail:
One of the earliest prototypes:
Did the documentary mention the role that Kamov had in designing the helicopter?
by78
General
Unsurprisingly, not at all, but nothing in the documentary would contradict it either.
Hyperwarp
Captain
The original prototypes were the closest to the Kamovs design. The one you attached is on of them. Not just the rear-fin, but also the exhausts as well. According to Hui Tong the Z-10H retains the original sensor suite and in addition to that they also have IR jammers on top of the rear cockpit. Exhaust however are more simplified.
However, the image posted by by78 has a different rear-fin -
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