Agree, pennant number 965 is type 901 呼伦湖 (Hulun Lake) according to Wikipedia (100% certified possibly right)
Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions
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yuxiaochen
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Well this just happened... the Z-8L is officially out.
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asif iqbal
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Wow looks great
now let’s see more for the LHD
naval heavy lift required more than army aviation
now let’s see more for the LHD
naval heavy lift required more than army aviation
The fuselage, when i try to measure it and compare it to regular z18, seems less tall. As if they made the floor thinner? PErhaps that's where older Z18 stored fuel, in a double floor? Wish we had clearer images of the frontal or back section so the overall width of the aircraft is visible.
Hi yuxiaochen
It look so sleek and modern, I think its on the same class as the AGUSTA/WESTLAND AW101.
Indeed, and I must admit, I'm surprised: The Z-8L was always described as a "wide boy variant" of the Z-8G, now - if my laymen's attempt si not too far off - shows it is more a longer and flatter, streamlined fuselage variant.
It looks like they took design cues from the S-92 for the fuselage, although bigger, overall?.
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Hi Deino,
The joy of being a PLA watcher, its like what Forrest Gump will say " The PLA is like a box of chocolate , you never know what you will see" sorry for the corny joke
