Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter thread

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

https://m.weibo.cn/1740979351/4405295792814400

 

[Deino]

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https://m.weibo.cn/1740979351/4405295792814400

But isn't this just another Mi-17 or -171??

 

[LKJ86]

But isn't this just another Mi-17 or -171??

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What about the 3rd pic?

 

[Khafee]

I really don't understand why this - in fact new helicopter - is still labelled a Z-8 variant.

Uncanny resemblance to S92?

 

[Deino]

What about the 3rd pic?

looks like a regular Z-8G

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Deino]

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Beautiful ... any idea, where this is?

 

[lcloo]

Beautiful ... any idea, where this is?

Most likely Southern part of Yunnan close to Laos border, a region inhabited by ethnic Tai people who are closely related to Laos and Thailand. That nice golden building is a traditional Thai Buddhist temple.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1163056534538084352

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

 

[lcloo]

Medical evacuation of victims of tourist bus accident in Laos, flying back to China by Z18G helicopter.

 

[LKJ86]