Z-10 & Z-19 Combat Helicopter News & Discussion

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Z-10 on the plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters

 

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President Xi & Z-10

 

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plz translate the caption

 

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President Xi & Z-10

Can't watch. Requires login that I don't have.

 

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Z-19
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The engine of Z-10ME is WZ-9G(改).
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Zb6prwVYsh5sMdvVIXOmgQ

 

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fKijKFwkKPOWHx2mIk2nAg

 

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A documentary development of Z-10 gunship.

The gunship is very quiet and agile. The frontier is designed to be very slim to reduced radar cross section while the back pilot seat is made higher to increase his situation awareness. Engine is 100% made in China. The domestic engine meet the target set but it suffer the same fate as Indian LCA as increase of combat subsystem added in, result in helo overweight. In order to ensure thrust to weight ratio. A massive weight reduction was carried out during its development which included major redesign. Armour and combat capabilities were not compromised. Combat payload remained the same but range increase as a result. Z-10 is the longest range gunship compare to others like Apache, Cobra, Roovalik, Mi-28 , Ka-50 and Tiger.

During avidart competition, Z-10 beat Mi-28 and Ka-50 in terms of combat effectiveness like speed of hunting target and accuracy shot. The chief designer claimed Z-10 is rank top 3 gunship in the world in terms of overall combat capabilities. The future plan for improvement of this gunship is to equip with a world beater engine that surpassed any current generation.....

 

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Z-10 on the plateau
October 6, 2018

 

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Z-10
PLA 82nd Group Army

 

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AVIC GM Luo Ronghuai and his team watched the first flight of a helicopter on 29.09.2018

【罗荣怀到景德镇直升机厂所调研】9月28～29日，航空工业党组副书记、总经理罗荣怀到景德镇直升机厂所调研。罗荣怀一行观看了某型直升机首飞，参观了航空工业昌飞吕蒙试飞站、总装车间和航空工业直升机所铁鸟试验台、风源、噪声试验室等科研生产场所，与厂所领导、科研生产骨干举行了座谈。
座谈会上，。。。

https://m.weibo.cn/profile/3061210763

 

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New armor material boosts attack chopper’s capability
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/10 23:08:46

The Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter is now equipped with extra armor involving graphene, a material that is strong and light, a Chinese military expert said on Wednesday after the State broadcaster featured the helicopter.

Video released by China Central Television last week showed the Z-10 landing in an airfield. Extra armor modules could be seen on the side of the helicopter near the cockpit.

Chinese helicopters, including the Z-10, did not have extra armor because their engines could only lift a certain weight, Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst, told the Global Times on Wednesday, noting that the choice was made so that the Z-10 could carry a sufficient payload.

The extra armor shown in the broadcast is likely made of graphene, which is strong and light, and would solve the weight problem, Wei said.

Chinese researchers at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials developed graphene materials that can be used for making armor and bullet vests, chinanews.com reported in 2016.

It said that graphene is about 200 times stronger than steel, can stretch an extra 20 percent, and weighs only 0.77 gram a cubic meter.

Attack helicopters like the Z-10 often fly low to attack ground targets, making them vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, Wei said.

The extra armor can effectively protect key parts of the helicopter, like the cockpit and the fuel tank, from being directly hit, thus greatly expanding the aircraft's chance of survival, he said.

Wei said he expects graphene-based armor to be mass-produced and to also be used on other aircraft, noting its high efficiency and low cost.

Z-10ME, a modified and export version for Z-10, is ready for business, Chinese military analysts said.

Source:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1122488.shtml

 

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New armor material boosts attack chopper’s capability
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/10 23:08:46

The Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter is now equipped with extra armor involving graphene, a material that is strong and light, a Chinese military expert said on Wednesday after the State broadcaster featured the helicopter.

Video released by China Central Television last week showed the Z-10 landing in an airfield. Extra armor modules could be seen on the side of the helicopter near the cockpit.

Chinese helicopters, including the Z-10, did not have extra armor because their engines could only lift a certain weight, Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst, told the Global Times on Wednesday, noting that the choice was made so that the Z-10 could carry a sufficient payload.

The extra armor shown in the broadcast is likely made of graphene, which is strong and light, and would solve the weight problem, Wei said.

Chinese researchers at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials developed graphene materials that can be used for making armor and bullet vests, chinanews.com reported in 2016.

It said that graphene is about 200 times stronger than steel, can stretch an extra 20 percent, and weighs only 0.77 gram a cubic meter.

Attack helicopters like the Z-10 often fly low to attack ground targets, making them vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, Wei said.

The extra armor can effectively protect key parts of the helicopter, like the cockpit and the fuel tank, from being directly hit, thus greatly expanding the aircraft's chance of survival, he said.

Wei said he expects graphene-based armor to be mass-produced and to also be used on other aircraft, noting its high efficiency and low cost.

Z-10ME, a modified and export version for Z-10, is ready for business, Chinese military analysts said.

Source:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1122488.shtml

They neglected to mention that the engine has also been upgraded.

 

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