Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter thread

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1249977483514036225

 

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[JohnWick]

@Deino @LKJ86 Do you folks copied/reverse engineered/developed sth like osprey of USAF?

 

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

Z-8C and its domestic engine

 

[Deino]

Z-8C and its domestic engine
View attachment 626506

Interesting! Is the designation of this engine known?

 

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[aziqbal]

Z18 for army is surely not as important as the Navy

so how come army is getting new variants and Navy has still those old 1960s cone nose helicopters ?

now they have 8 x LPD and 2 x LHD and 2 x carriers they need naval helicopters

 

[LKJ86]

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