PLA Army's transport helicopters

walter said:

China is also in talks with eurocopter for coproduction of some or one model (not sure which one(s)). It will of course be a civil model, but China will surely gain valueable experience and technology from the program.

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i think WZ-10 is getting a lot of cooperation from the eurocopter people. Apparently, that is the reason of the secrecy. They don't want the European companies to get in trouble.

Quick Question

How is the WZ-10 compared to the Ka-31? forgot...

Chairman Hu said:

Quick Question

How is the WZ-10 compared to the Ka-31? forgot...

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they are different types of helicopters. Ka-31 is an AEW type of helicopter, whereas WZ-10 is an attack helicopter like Eurocopter Tiger

How about the Z-8A? It's got a rear cargo door:

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Z-8 Hound? HEY WHY IS THE LINK UNAVAIABLE!??!?!

Somebody already heard about the medium transport helicopter Z-10 ?
looks like he get the P&W PT6 engine but i am not sure

z-10? thats an attack copter

China should stay with the Mil-17. It is more capable in capacity, more range, but a little slower. It has a ramp however, while the Black Hawk doesn't.(The chopper is attractive, but that big tail with its inconvient and sometimes unusable shape is just a big chunk in the trunk...) Plus, China has no spares for the Black Hawk, and any copying is just an unneeded gamble.

As for the Z-8, it does about the same as the Mil-17, but uses three engines. And the in test Z-8A is said to have failed its tests.(Heard from one of the sites, Huitong?) Plus, how much are they making each year?

Z-8 Hound?

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Dude, the hound is the Ka-1/2.......
I doubt the New copter will be named Z-10. Since you have the WZ-10 and for its role it will have a slim body, how will the unarmed Z-10 carry anything?

The Z-9 is enough for now. It's light, but it carries enough and is fast, quiet, and have the longest range of any Chinese copter in service. (1000km)

China is getting Mi-26s from Russia.

China is? You have an article?
That'll make transporting a lot sweller.
Mil-17s and Z-8s can't carry heavy vehicles.