Z-XX - new Sino-Russian heavy-lift helicopter

gelgoog

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I will not happen without an engine and there are no signs the Russian PD-12V engine will be ready any time soon.
Last time I heard about it Russia was working on the shaft materials for PD-12V but I am unsure about the rest of the engine.

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"The PD-10 and PD-12V - these engines, especially PD-12V, are designed to replace the helicopter engine, which had been previously manufactured at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye-based Motor Sich Plant", Rogozin said.
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According to previous TASS reports, data published in September 2015 suggested that the AHL helicopter will have a seven-bladed main rotor with five-bladed tail rotor. The maximum takeoff weight of the rotorcraft will be 38.2 tons, the service ceiling - 5,700 meters. The helicopter flight range will reach 630 kilometers, maximum speed - 300 km per hour. The AHL lifting capacity will be10 tons if the cargo is placed inside and 15 tons - if it is placed on an external sling.

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Mikheyev noted that the Russian and Chinese partners had agreed on the scope of work to be done and the responsibilities of the Mil Design Bureau. He said that the pre-contract negotiations were under way on the timeframe, costs and the parties’ responsibilities.

"The Chinese side is responsible for the designing of the helicopter and for its certification. We will develop the powertrain, gearbox and anti-icing system," the director general said.
 

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On the basis of PD-8, they can create a domestic engine for the Mi-26 helicopter​


Deputy Director General - General Designer of the UEC Yuri Shmotin said that they plan to carry out work on this topic according to plans and schedules that will be supplied by the customer - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

MOSCOW, 27 October. /TASS/. The domestic engine for the world's largest Mi-26 helicopter can be created on the basis of the gas generator of the promising PD-8 engine. This was announced to TASS by Deputy General Director - General Designer of UEC JSC (part of Rostec) Yuri Shmotin at the International Engine Building Forum.

"The gas generator of the PD-8 engine can be used as a gas generator for the engine of a new generation of the Mi-26 helicopter," he said.

According to Shmotin, work on this subject is planned to be carried out in accordance with the plans and schedules that the customer, the RF Ministry of Defense, will supply.

The PD-8 engine is being developed for the SSJ 100 aircraft and the Be-200 amphibious aircraft. The premiere demonstration of the gas generator of this engine took place at MAKS-2021, which was held in Zhukovsky near Moscow. The PD-8 concept is based on the creation of a family of modern gas turbine engines with the possibility of improving the specific fuel consumption and reducing the cost of the life cycle. Earlier, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy Head of the Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with TASS that the promising Russian PD-8 engine would receive a certificate in 2023.
 

ACuriousPLAFan

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Is Changhe (昌飞) responsible for the development of the Z-XX Advanced Heavy Lifter helicopter?

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Posted by @lyman2003 on Weibo.

According to him, Changhe has applied for approval to begin the construction of a "heavy-type helicopter (重型直升机) research and production base".

The "重型直升机" matches with this Tianjin Helicopter Expo 2019 brochure (posted by @by78):
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