Nah, z20 is a 10 ton chopper. Ac352 derived one would be a 7 to 7.5 ton one. Pretty much in between the existing 4 ton and 10 ton helicopters currently in use by the pla. When you dont need the lifting power, flight ceiling or range of z20, a 7 ton chopper would be a good choice. Plus pla is large enough to make an additional chopper class costs negligible.
Chinese Aviation Industry
- Thread starter FriedRiceNSpice
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The cost is not negligible when the PLA has to build an entire new support infrastructure, trained personnel and supply chain for the helicopter.
Aerospatiale Dauphin (Z-9) and Super-Frelon (Z-8) say "Hi!"
Those are completely licensed while this is co dev
So?