Pakistan Army Aviation Corps - Updated

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[Nishan_101]

Can the Mi-17 V7 be used for Naval role?

 

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[MeeKaaL]

Nice.......................................................

 

[hassan1]

 

[alibaz]

Pakistan flag can be seen under the roter.

 

[fatman17]

Z-10

A new Army Aviation Z-10 attack helicopter is shown here. Co-developed by the 602 Institute, CHAIC and HAMC as the first dedicated modern attack helicopter for PLA Army Aviation since 1998, Z-10 is generally believed in the same class as South African Rooviak and Italian A129, yet still not as capable as American AH-64 Apache. The helicopter adopts a standard gunship configuration with a narrow fuselage and stepped tandem cockpit with the gunner in the front seat and the pilot in the backseat. The fuselage appears to have a stealthy diamond shaped cross section to reduce RCS. It also have a 5-blade main rotor made of composite material and an AH-64 style 4-blade tail rotor. All the vital areas of the fuselage including the cockpit and fuel tanks are believed to be protected by the armor plates. It weighs about 5.5 tons and was powered initially by two P&W PT6C-76C turboshaft engines (rated @ 1,250kW each) on the prototypes. However domestic developed engines (upgraded WZ-9) are being used in production batches due to the embargo imposed by the west. Its rotor and transmission systems may have been designed with extensive technical assistance from Eurocopter France and Agusta. Its weapon system may consist of up to 8 KD-8 ATGMs in box launchers under the stub wings and a 23 cannon mounted under the chin, aimed via gunner's helmet mounted sight. Furthermore PL-90 AAMs can be carried against enemy helicopters and slow-moving fixed wing aircraft. Its main weapon are 8 newly developed KD-10 ATGMs in the same class of American AGM-114 Hellfire. Similar to AH-64, Z-10 features nose mounted PNVS and TVDS housing FLIR, TV camera, laser range finder and designator. RWR and radar jammer antennas are installed on both sides of the forward and aft fuselage. In addition, two laser warning receivers was installed on top of the pylon tips. The helicopter may have been fitted with an integrated communication/navigation system, a comprehensive ECM suite, IFF, chaff/flare launchers, 1553B databus, and a glass cockpit. 2 prototypes were built in 2003 and 6 more were built in 2004. The first flight of 02 prototype took place on April 29, 2003. Several Z-10 prototypes powered by PT6C-76C engine were evaluated by the Army by 2007. In 2009 it was reported that an "optimized" version (Z-10A?) was under development and expected to enter the mass production. This version is powered by the less powerful WZ-9 engines (~1,000kW) thus has its weight reduced by eliminating certain parts such as less armor protection, simplified PNVS/TVDS on the nose and a smaller weapon load. So far at least 12 Z-10s of the first batch are in the service with PLA Army Aviation (S/N LH951xx). Recent images (March 2012) indicated that a new batch of Z-10s are entering the service featuring better PNVS/TVDS similar to the ones onboard the prototype (S/N LH981xx?), suggesting its underpowered engine problem may have partially been solved. - Last Updated 3/2/12

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at least 10 chinooks were loaned to quell the insurgency in baluchistan in 1973-74 under the bhutto regime.

 

[Rank]

Look how America use Pakistan, Iran and Iraq for her objectives! Chinook... interesting

 

[nomi007]

is there any chance of ch-47 for PA in near future

 

[fatman17]

PAA was planning to buy 6 ex-italian CH-47's but the overhaul/upgrade costs were very high so the idea was cancelled.

 

[untitled]

The Army uses the same roundel as the Air Force. Why does it not have its own like the the Navy ?

 

[Last Hope]

From the cockpit of a MI-17.

 

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