terrorhunter
Banned Idiot
the military one looks a lot cleaner to be frank
Chinese-European transport helo project
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the military one looks a lot cleaner to be frank
MwRYum
Major
I'd go for the AC313, less clutter thanks to the MFDs.
terrorhunter
Banned Idiot
the central console looks really cluttered though will all the buttons and switches
an article on Z-8 production for this year
For Z-8 this year, a particular variant made first flight and joined service. The PLAAF variant of Z-8 was established and sent to hong kong (I think Z-8KH) to serve. The firefighting variant of Z-8 was also delivered. A particular variant was deployed to Aden to fight piracy and also worked with the 866 hospital ship in its missions.
it says that AC313 made the first flight this year on March 18th. It says that AC313 has successfully conquered the high altitude terrains of Tibet-Qinghai. It says that Changhe has achieved the capability of mass producing Z-8 and has also started low rate production of an important model (AC313?) and took half a year to re-establish the production of Z-11, delivering 12.
For Z-8 this year, a particular variant made first flight and joined service. The PLAAF variant of Z-8 was established and sent to hong kong (I think Z-8KH) to serve. The firefighting variant of Z-8 was also delivered. A particular variant was deployed to Aden to fight piracy and also worked with the 866 hospital ship in its missions.
MwRYum
Major
The thing about AC313 is what engine they use - if it's as said those made by P&W Canada, it'd restrict its potential to be inducted into PLA service, and given AC313 is a western-based design, use of Russian engines are unlikely either.
Think it'd comes down to how many follow-up Mi-17 China will procure over the next few years...highland operation capability is pretty critical to PLA, so much so that's where they concentrate the S-70 Blackhawk in the Tibet operation zone, and purchase Mi-17 with engine capable to operate at those regions.
this basically talks about a new transport helicopter joining PLA LH.
this is basically talking about Z-8F recently joining as LH-958xx. Although its engines are still the less capable WZ-6 variants, it should've adapted much of the upgraded avionics and MMI of AC-313.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
2011-03-18 (China Military News cited from People's Daily Online) -- AC352 helicopter jointly developed by China and France has successfully completed the buffer pillar connector static test, according to a recent announcement by the Helicopter Design Research Institute under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
This is the first successful associated test of the Helicopter Design Research Institute under the strict monitoring of China and France.
AC352 Helicopter
The static test refers to observing and studying the aircraft structure or the strength, stiffness, stress and deformation distribution of components under the static load. It is an important means to verify the strength of the aircraft structure and the correctness of the static analysis.
AC352 helicopter, jointly developed between AVIC and Eurocopter France, is an advanced medium utility helicopter that is in accordance with the latest airworthiness standards. Its Chinese codename is Z-15 and its French codename is EC175)
It will mainly be used for tasks such as passenger transport, maritime operations, search and rescue, medical aid, tour and sightseeing as well as cargo hanging.
China and France signed a cooperation contract regarding the AC352 helicopter in December 2005. The AC352 helicopter launched its first flight in 2009 and is expected to obtain the type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2012.
This is the first successful associated test of the Helicopter Design Research Institute under the strict monitoring of China and France.
AC352 Helicopter
The static test refers to observing and studying the aircraft structure or the strength, stiffness, stress and deformation distribution of components under the static load. It is an important means to verify the strength of the aircraft structure and the correctness of the static analysis.
AC352 helicopter, jointly developed between AVIC and Eurocopter France, is an advanced medium utility helicopter that is in accordance with the latest airworthiness standards. Its Chinese codename is Z-15 and its French codename is EC175)
It will mainly be used for tasks such as passenger transport, maritime operations, search and rescue, medical aid, tour and sightseeing as well as cargo hanging.
China and France signed a cooperation contract regarding the AC352 helicopter in December 2005. The AC352 helicopter launched its first flight in 2009 and is expected to obtain the type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2012.
franco-russe
Senior Member
He is obviously referring to the 2010 contract with Ulan-Ude for precisely 32 MI-171 and which will be completed by August. This is such a nice figure as it will bring the total of MI-17 delivered by Ulan-Ude and Kazan to the PLA to exactly 200.