Chinese Choppers

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Harbin Aviation Industry (Group) Co Ltd (HAIG), the China National Aero-Technology Import-Export Corp (CATIC), and the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI), located at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, are gearing up for launching the limited series-production, a new-generation dedicated attack helicopter for the PLA Army Aviation Corps, called the Zhisheng-10 (ZW-10), which has successfully undergone extensive flight-testing by HAIG and Jiangxi-based CHRDI. Designed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Group (CAIG) and CHRDI — both based in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province.

The twin-engined, stepped tandem-seat 6.5-tonne ZW-10, externally, bears a strong resemblance to DENEL Aerospace’s Rooivalk, and features upward-facing engine exhausts and a narrow fuselage with stepped tandem cockpits housing the weapon systems operator in the front seat and the pilot in the rear. It also has five main rotor blades made of composite materials and a four tail rotor blades. Powerplant comprises twin WZ-9 engines each rated at 1,250kW. The weapons package includes a chin-mounted 30mm cannon, up to eight HJ-9L anti-armour missiles and four TY-90 air combat missiles. A nose-mounted turret houses a thermal imager, TV camera, and a laser rangefinder-cum-target designator. The all-glass cockpits, integrated communications suite, ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system and the defensive aids suite are all integrated via a MIL-STD-1553B digital data bus. An initial two ZW-10 technology demonstrators were rolled out on 29 April 2003, and were followed by six prototypes in 2004. The first flight took place on 29 April 2003.

The ZW-10 has adopted a standard attack helicopter configuration featuring a narrow fuselage, with the gunner in the front cockpit and the pilot in the stepped-up rear cockpit. The fuselage has a stealthy diamond shape to reduce radar cross-section, while the ...

twin engine exhausts are pointed upwards for greatly reduced heat signature. All mission-critical areas of the fuselage, including the cockpit and fuel tanks, are armour-plated.




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[MZUBAIR]

You can say it Chinees Eurocopter.

 

[Righteous_Fire]

^ you can but that just downsides and does not properly appreciate the Chinese effort This is a whole new Chopper program in its own right, I think they deserve some credit

 

[aimarraul]

really don't care whether it's a copy or not if our way can help china narrow the gap,how did US and russia's engine start? copy UK's.

 

[applesauce]

You can say it Chinees Eurocopter.

ill take a eurocopter copy any day so long as the copies is good

 

[Luo]

Very cool copper!

 

[BATMAN]

ill take a eurocopter copy any day so long as the copies is good

I think he meant it is chinese equivalent of eurocopter.
very cool indeed.
Pakistan need such helicopters in its on going war with foreign sponsered terrorists.

 

[IBM]

Why my Pak brother think wat ever chinese make or develop will be exported to pakistsan???????. Chinese have there own secerecy too. i dont think it will be exported to Pak

 

[SinoIndusFriendship]

Harbin Aviation Industry (Group) Co Ltd (HAIG), the China National Aero-Technology Import-Export Corp (CATIC), and the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI), located at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, are gearing up for launching the limited series-production, a new-generation dedicated attack helicopter for the PLA Army Aviation Corps, called the Zhisheng-10 (ZW-10), which has successfully undergone extensive flight-testing by HAIG and Jiangxi-based CHRDI. Designed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Group (CAIG) and CHRDI — both based in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province.

The twin-engined, stepped tandem-seat 6.5-tonne ZW-10, externally, bears a strong resemblance to DENEL Aerospace’s Rooivalk, and features upward-facing engine exhausts and a narrow fuselage with stepped tandem cockpits housing the weapon systems operator in the front seat and the pilot in the rear. It also has five main rotor blades made of composite materials and a four tail rotor blades. Powerplant comprises twin WZ-9 engines each rated at 1,250kW. The weapons package includes a chin-mounted 30mm cannon, up to eight HJ-9L anti-armour missiles and four TY-90 air combat missiles. A nose-mounted turret houses a thermal imager, TV camera, and a laser rangefinder-cum-target designator. The all-glass cockpits, integrated communications suite, ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system and the defensive aids suite are all integrated via a MIL-STD-1553B digital data bus. An initial two ZW-10 technology demonstrators were rolled out on 29 April 2003, and were followed by six prototypes in 2004. The first flight took place on 29 April 2003.

The ZW-10 has adopted a standard attack helicopter configuration featuring a narrow fuselage, with the gunner in the front cockpit and the pilot in the stepped-up rear cockpit. The fuselage has a stealthy diamond shape to reduce radar cross-section, while the ...

twin engine exhausts are pointed upwards for greatly reduced heat signature. All mission-critical areas of the fuselage, including the cockpit and fuel tanks, are armour-plated.

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WOW!!! Looks very sexy, like a flying shark.