According to Yankee, Ayi and @洋务先驱张之洞 on Weibo, the Z-8(G/L?) photographed parked beside the Z-21 in a recent photo is already powered by the new WZ-7 indigenous turboshaft engines.
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Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter - family & versions
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Z-18J (AEW variant). Posted by @太湖军I名 on Weibo.
asif iqbal
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I really like the Z8L wide body
now if they can build enough Z8D for the Navy and have 6 of these sitting on the deck of a Type 075 LHD carrying marines that would be awesome
now if they can build enough Z8D for the Navy and have 6 of these sitting on the deck of a Type 075 LHD carrying marines that would be awesome
superdog
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Interesting to note that this one uses the Z-8C engine cowling which means it has 3x WZ-6C (or WZ-7?) underneath. The land based Z-8L and many other army/naval Z-8 still uses the Z-8F cowling indicating PT6B engines (characterized by a smooth slope in front and smaller side exhausts).
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