China, Russia jointly develop heavy helicopter

[Deino]

The problem is simply that Mil does not want or can develop a Chinook-style type for the PLA, as such they use their way to design and build a new heavy-weight helicopter. Even more it is the only way for China to go ... and also the Chinook can surely a few things not, the Mi-26 can do! It's always a compromise of the options You have and the requirement ... simply telling one type better than another does not help a lot.

Deino