Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions

Deino · Mar 18, 2022

loc down said:
Need to relocate the fuel tank and increase side door size.

But that was already done for the PLA AA Z-8L, so it is nothing new

Red tsunami · Mar 18, 2022

Due to replacement of more powerful engines, the MTOW of AC313A will reach 15 tons.

by78 · Mar 19, 2022

Z-8L/AC313A being assembled.

tphuang · Mar 19, 2022

by78 said:
Z-8L/AC313A being assembled.

Is this Z-8L or AC-313A? Those two are not the same thing.

by78 · Mar 20, 2022

tphuang said:
Is this Z-8L or AC-313A? Those two are not the same thing.

It's the AC313A. I wasn't sure at the time of posting because I couldn't yet locate the video to confirm.

by78 · Mar 20, 2022

And here's a brief video of the AC313A iron bird.

by78 · Apr 13, 2022

Z-8L carrying an underslung water bucket.

by78 · Apr 13, 2022

A nice comparison of the wide-body Z-8L and its narrow-body predecessor Z-8G.

Lethe · Apr 13, 2022

Red tsunami said:
Due to replacement of more powerful engines, the MTOW of AC313A will reach 15 tons.

China should offer to sell the design back to France, the largest contemporary Airbus helo has MTOW of only 11-tons.

by78 · Apr 20, 2022

by78 said:
And here's a brief video of the AC313A iron bird.

AC313A tail section static load test has been completely successfully.