Z-20 (all variants) thread

[lcloo]

Tried to accumulate the following table with available information, any suggestions/amendments are welcome...

#​	Type​	Role / Variant​
1​	Z–20​	Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2​	Z-20T​	Armed Assault – PLA​
3​	Z–20S​	SAR – PLA​
4​	Z-20K​	Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5​	Z-20KA​	Air Assault – PLAAF​
6​	Z-20KS​	SAR – PLAAF​
7​	Z-20J​	Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8​	Z-20F​	ASW – PLAN​
9​	Z-20PAP​	People's Armed Police (PAP)​

#9 should be Z20WJ. WJ stands for Wu Jing 武警 i.e. PAP.

 

[Deino]

Tried to accumulate the following table with available information, any suggestions/amendments are welcome...

#​	Type​	Role / Variant​
1​	Z–20​	Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2​	Z-20T​	Armed Assault – PLA​
3​	Z–20S​	SAR – PLA​
4​	Z-20K​	Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5​	Z-20KA​	Air Assault – PLAAF​
6​	Z-20KS​	SAR – PLAAF​
7​	Z-20J​	Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8​	Z-20F​	ASW – PLAN​
9​	Z-20PAP​	People's Armed Police (PAP)​

And there is the Z-20KB (not official) with the folding tail

 

[by78]

Z-20J on the deck.
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Do you ever read this forum? This image was literally posted on the page before.

 

[Black Wolf]

#9 should be Z20WJ. WJ stands for Wu Jing 武警 i.e. PAP.

And there is the Z-20KB (not official) with the folding tail

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Updated....

#​	Type​	Role / Variant​
1​	Z–20​	Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2​	Z-20T​	Armed Assault – PLA​
3​	Z–20S​	SAR – PLA​
4​	Z-20K​	Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5​	Z-20KA​	Air Assault – PLAAF​
6​	Z-20KS​	SAR – PLAAF​
7​	Z-20J​	Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
8​	Z-20F​	ASW – PLAN​
9​	Z-20KB​	Folding tail - PLAN​
10​	Z-20WJ​	People's Armed Police (PAP)​

 

[Deino]

Sorry for the confusion, but the KB is not a PLAN but a PLAAF variant

 

[Black Wolf]

Sorry for the confusion, but the KB is not a PLAN but a PLAAF variant

Folding tails should be for PLAN, isn't it? What's the use in PLAAF?

Though table is updated.

#​	Type​	Role / Variant​
1​	Z–20​	Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2​	Z-20T​	Armed Assault – PLA​
3​	Z–20S​	SAR – PLA​
4​	Z-20K​	Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5​	Z-20KA​	Air Assault – PLAAF​
6​	Z-20KS​	SAR – PLAAF​
7​	Z-20KB​	Folding tail - PLAAF​
8​	Z-20J​	Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
9​	Z-20F​	ASW – PLAN​
10​	Z-20WJ​	People's Armed Police (PAP)​

 

[Deino]

Folding tails should be for PLAN, isn't it? What's the use in PLAAF?

Though table is updated.

#​	Type​	Role / Variant​
1​	Z–20​	Base Utility/Transport - PLA​
2​	Z-20T​	Armed Assault – PLA​
3​	Z–20S​	SAR – PLA​
4​	Z-20K​	Airborne corps - PLAAF​
5​	Z-20KA​	Air Assault – PLAAF​
6​	Z-20KS​	SAR – PLAAF​
7​	Z-20KB​	Folding tail - PLAAF​
8​	Z-20J​	Naval Utility/Transport - PLAN​
9​	Z-20F​	ASW – PLAN​
10​	Z-20WJ​	People's Armed Police (PAP)​

AFAIK it can be transported in a Y-20

 

[HailingTX20]

Z-20Ts at parade rehearsal.

The video to those nice pictures:

https://imgur.com/HQRSryC

 

[Totoro]

Does PLAN have a SAR variant? In service or planned? Or do they intend to use the Z-9 for SAR?

 

[HailingTX20]

Does PLAN have a SAR variant? In service or planned? Or do they intend to use the Z-9 for SAR?

Yes, there is the

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which seems to be a SAR variant.