IMO it is only a matter of time before we see it and IMO it will become the main type for the PLAN Marines besides the Z-20.
Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions
- Thread starter Costas 240GD
- Start date
IMO it is only a matter of time before we see it and IMO it will become the main type for the PLAN Marines besides the Z-20.
Just curious, but do China have any Z-18 replacement in the works aside from the rumored joint venture with Russia for a new heavy helicopter?
szbd
Junior Member
The heavy helicopter is CH53K class, totally different from Z18, so it's not a replacement. I think the new project is just the Z18L, the wide body one.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
I would like to see a naval version with 6 x helicopters on the Type 075 LHD
This appears to be the official AVIC model of Z-8L.
Looks like a Chinese version of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone with 3 engines instead of 2. Anyone knows what engine Z-8L use? I'm interested in comparing their total engine power.
yuxiaochen
Junior Member
OK, so this is fake, but it kind of works?
Damn it got my hopes up...
Damn it got my hopes up...
