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by78

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A newly released old photo. Might be an early Z-10 prototype...

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by78

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A Chinese documentary on the development of the Z-10:

Some points of note:
1) The fuselage was designed with reduced radar signature in mind.
2) Composite material was used extensively in the fuselage.
3) The turboshaft engine features the 2nd general single-crystal blades, with the actual power output being more than 20% greater than the designed output.
4) In order to reduce the empty weight, the fuselage was redesigned to reduce the number of structural components. Previously, the internal framework was composed of 36 composite tubes and beams joined together; the new design reduced the main structural components to three. The weight savings resulted in increased fuel fraction, making Z-10's combat radius the highest in the world at the time of its debut.

The cockpit frame is very light, as seen here being lifted by two men without much effort:
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All composite tail:
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One of the earliest prototypes:
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SinoSoldier

Colonel
A Chinese documentary on the development of the Z-10:

Some points of note:
1) The fuselage was designed with reduced radar signature in mind.
2) Composite material was used extensively in the fuselage.
3) The turboshaft engine features the 2nd general single-crystal blades, with the actual power output being more than 20% greater than the designed output.
4) In order to reduce the empty weight, the fuselage was redesigned to reduce the number of structural components. Previously, the internal framework was composed of 36 composite tubes and beams joined together; the new design reduced the main structural components to three. The weight savings resulted in increased fuel fraction, making Z-10's combat radius the highest in the world at the time of its debut.

The cockpit frame is very light, as seen here being lifted by two men without much effort:
45022807701_92de6158d1_o.png

44111660885_94a647f103_o.png

44111665235_5d9690a498_o.png


All composite tail:
44111669055_d82f539a72_o.png


One of the earliest prototypes:
45022810931_87048e6157_o.png

Did the documentary mention the role that Kamov had in designing the helicopter?
 

plawolf

Lieutenant General
Is it just me, or does the panels look a little too thin? Makes me worried that armour had been sacrificed for weight savings. A bit of a dangerous trade-off to make in an attack helicopter.
 

Hyperwarp

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It might be new. The early prototypes had an angled fin where the rear landing is. New ones have the horizontal cut.

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The original prototypes were the closest to the Kamovs design. The one you attached is on of them. Not just the rear-fin, but also the exhausts as well. According to Hui Tong the Z-10H retains the original sensor suite and in addition to that they also have IR jammers on top of the rear cockpit. Exhaust however are more simplified.

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However some still carry the original PNVS/TVDS installed on the prototypes but are powered by WZ-9 turboshafts. This version (Z-10H? S/N 9521xx) also features additional equipment such as an IR jammer (?) installed on the cockpit roof.

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However, the image posted by by78 has a different rear-fin -
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