Naval Helicopter thread

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If you are lucky and look back through the PLAN and Somalia pirates thread, you might even be able to find out the pennant number of the ship using the hell's serial number.

This is all i can find on this forum just now but this shows one that seems to be attached to 054.(Wenzhou).

 

[franco-russe]

Here is i guess a maintenance shop.>

Yes, it is almost certainly the maintenance facility at Ningbo-Zhuangqiao, the home of ESF's 4 Ind Avn Regt, which has all the KA-28/KA-31.

 

[asif iqbal]

does anyone know which helo this is? it was on the new Chinese eastern rescue ship 116, it looks very much like the Z15 but thats not in production yet?

 

[montyp165]

does anyone know which helo this is? it was on the new Chinese eastern rescue ship 116, it looks very much like the Z15 but thats not in production yet?

It looks a lot like a Sikorsky S-76.

 

[bd popeye]

With all the exciting stuff going on with the PLA ,it's good to see some people being inspired to update their sites.Some new photos have popped up on china mashup but can anyone identify which ship's hangar this is >

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Kind of tight for space don't you think?

That's assuming it is indeed a ship's hangar

If that's not a ship it's a good mock up. Cramped space, vents...tie down chains..looks like the real deal to me. I'd like to see more PLA photos like this. Instead of the staged ones I see all the time.

 

[hmmwv]

Good find! We don't often get many good photos on the hangers of PLAN ships.

If I am not mistaken, this would be the hanger of either an 054 or 054A (with 054A being my personal guess) FFG, probably taken while on anti-piracy patrol near Somalia. That is the only time 054/054As deploy with Ka28s instead of Z9s.

If you are lucky and look back through the PLAN and Somalia pirates thread, you might even be able to find out the pennant number of the ship using the hell's serial number.

My internet is fiddly at the moment, so I cannot do that as it will use up all my mobile data allowance.

#9124 was on board FFG529 during the 7th Anti-Piracy deployment in November 2010. FFG530 carried a Z9.

 

[In4ser]

Is there a specific reason that the EC175 was chosen as 7 ton aircraft? I find it lacking in payload ability especially comparing it to UH-60s and NH-90s which most navies use around the world.

 

[Blitzo]

We need to remember it won't be a given that PLA will modify EC175 for military use... or at least military use in the same role as blackhawks and NH-90s

 

[MwRYum]

Is there a specific reason that the EC175 was chosen as 7 ton aircraft? I find it lacking in payload ability especially comparing it to UH-60s and NH-90s which most navies use around the world.

Probably have something to do with the Eurocopter is the only one that they can both agreed into a joint venture AND have something at such size and weight class...

 

[asif iqbal]

Is there a specific reason that the EC175 was chosen as 7 ton aircraft? I find it lacking in payload ability especially comparing it to UH-60s and NH-90s which most navies use around the world.

many Western sources state that EC175/Z15 will be modified for the Chinese military but there has been nothing offical, EC175 can fullfill many roles, rescue, relief, firefighting, accident and saftey, these roles alone will require many helos

China made 13 ton AC313 few years ago, I think this was a testbed for reseach and development for a much more advanced and larger helo that China will develop which will go to the military, in addition China already has 20 ton helo under development and a 13 ton and identifed the need for a 10 ton helo also

I guess we will have to wait and see when they emerge