Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter thread

[Deino]

Z-18A in service ... looks like LH952821 ... maybe?!

 

[clarkgap]

Z-18A in service ... looks like LH952821 ... maybe?!

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Why no antenna?

 

[Deino]

Why no antenna?

You mean the Beidou-SAT-dome?

 

[clarkgap]

You mean the Beidou-SAT-dome?

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Yes, I saw Z-18A and Z-20 prototype both installed it.

 

[星海军事]

Z-18A in service ... looks like LH952821 ... maybe?!

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This is called Z-8G.

 

[Deino]

This is called Z-8G.

That's interesting ... so only the naval variants are designated Z-18 or is this wrong too?

 

[星海军事]

only the naval variants are designated Z-18

That's correct.

 

[Deino]

Better image ...

 

[Deino]

 

[clarkgap]

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https://weibo.com/1728148193/FD7hciMfb?type=comment#_rnd1515255783134

Z-8G in an aviation brigade of Xinjiang Military region:

“【新疆军区某陆航旅沙场点兵 场面壮观！】“开车！”十余架多机型混编直升机群一字排开，机声轰鸣，旋翼卷起的浮雪瞬间将直升机包裹，某新型国产运输直升机率先升空。1月3日上午，新疆军区某陆航旅千余名官兵，十余个作战要素迅即奔向各自战位，掀起年度军事训练热潮。”

 

[Beast]

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Z-18 looks like a combo of NH-90 and Super Frelon...

 

[clarkgap]

https://weibo.com/1728148193/FD7hciMfb?type=comment#_rnd1515255783134

Z-8G in an aviation brigade of Xinjiang Military region:

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“【新疆军区某陆航旅沙场点兵 场面壮观！】“开车！”十余架多机型混编直升机群一字排开，机声轰鸣，旋翼卷起的浮雪瞬间将直升机包裹，某新型国产运输直升机率先升空。1月3日上午，新疆军区某陆航旅千余名官兵，十余个作战要素迅即奔向各自战位，掀起年度军事训练热潮。”

More detail about this Brigade:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2aT_1De1xh1ts09ARmAB-Q
http://photo.chinamil.com.cn/jypk/2018-01/05/content_7896856.htm

Is it LH911822? Moreover, I am confusing about the SATCOM antenna on top of the tail boom ...

 

[JSCh]

Chinese army commissions new homemade heavy-lift helicopter
Ding Xiaoxiao China Plus Published: 2018-01-06 19:39:48

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has commissioned China’s domestically developed transport helicopter Z-18A, reports China Central Television (CCTV).

Pilots chat besides a Z-18A helicopter. [File Photo: ifeng.com]

The Z-18A can carry up to 30 passengers and has a range of about 1,000 kilometers. The Z-18A is more powerful than the earlier Z-8B model or the MI-171 helicopter manufactured by Russia for the Chinese military. The Z-18A is capable of flying as high as 8,000 meters on plateaus, and it can carry people as well as large pieces of equipment.

The aircraft can operate during both daytime and nighttime, and can fly in extreme weather conditions. The Z-18A incorporates design changes that enable the crew to get a better view than what is available in its current navy counterpart.

China and Russia are currently developing a new 38-ton heavy lift helicopter but that aircraft is still far from completion, which makes the production of the Z-18A helicopter all the more important for the PLA.

 

[Deino]

More detail about this Brigade:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2aT_1De1xh1ts09ARmAB-Q
http://photo.chinamil.com.cn/jypk/2018-01/05/content_7896856.htm

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Is it LH911822? Moreover, I am confusing about the SATCOM antenna on top of the tail boom ...

Seems indeed like LH911xxx but I expected LH971xxx

Z-18 looks like a combo of NH-90 and Super Frelon...

And it looks GOOD !!!

 

[Deino]