The newest pic of WZ-10

[onion105]

 

[onion105]

 

[onion105]

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

Looks like Apache Longbow ... No.

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

Or similar to Roovialk.... Agusta A129

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

Its like Roovialk

AGUSTA A129

 

[Shaheed Hussain]

Any plans for Pakistan to purchase the WS10. What's the price differnce between these and the apaches?

 

[hoodhood1]

Is true that PK is buying WZ-9?

 

[masijames]

whats defference between wz-9 & wz-10

 

[JK!]

whats defference between wz-9 & wz-10

WZ 9 is a utility helicopter carrying ATGWs and is not a true gunship like the WZ 10.

 

[ahussains]

Pcitures are looking good and they are spouse to be good in air and land strikes as well as ..... and the specs are

The WZ-10 (Wuzhuang Zhisheng-10) is an Attack helicopter developed by the People's Republic of China. It is designed primarily for anti-tank missions, but is thought to have a secondary air-to-air capability as well. It is being built by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC).

History

Very little is known about the development history of the WZ-10, the project having been kept under tight security. The program began in 1998 to replace the WZ-9 aircraft currently in service with the People's Liberation Army.
Another possible alternative is that the WZ-10 program was hidden under the China Medium Helicopter (CHM) program which started in 1994 with the 602 and 608 research institutes. Under this ostensibly civilian program, various key Western helicopter manufacturers Eurocopter (rotor design,consultancy), Pratt & Whitney Canada (PT6C turboshaft) and Agusta Westland (transmission) was able to provide considerable technical assistance to the program.

Design

A recent photo published on the internet allows some general observations about the WZ-10 design. The WZ-10 have a conventional attack helicopter layout, with the pilot and weapons system officer (WSO) seated in tandem, stepped cockpits. A five-bladed main rotor is utilized, in addition to a four-blade tail rotor. Two engines are podded to the aircraft just to the rear of the cockpit with IR suppressors. Built-in armament consists of a cannon installed in the chin of the aircraft (likely to be of 30mm calibre) and two stub wings provide attachment points for external ordnance.
The stub wings have one or two hardpoints, making for a possible total of two or four. Anti-tank missiles are probably carried in groups of four, and may be of the HJ-9 type (comparable to the US TOW missile). It has been suggested also that the new HJ-10 missiles could also be carried. This would significantly improve the WZ-10's anti-tank capability, as the HJ-10 is thought to be similar to the US Hellfire ATM.

Specifications (WZ-10 - estimated)

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 14.1 m (ft)
Rotor diameter: 12.0 m (ft)
Height: 3.85 m (ft)
Disc area: m² (ft&#178
Empty weight: 5540 kg (lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Useful load: 1500 kg (lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6000 kg (lb)
Powerplant: 2× turboshafts (MTR390 or Chinese copy WZ-9)

Performance

Maximum speed: over 270 km/h
Cruise speed: 230 km/h
Ferry range: 800 km
Service ceiling 6000 m (ft)
Rate of climb: over 10 m/s (ft/min)
Disc loading: kg/m² (lb/ft&#178
Maximum acceleration: +3 g (29 m/s&#178)

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIC_WZ-10

 

[fatman17]

PA has no known plans to buy the WZ-10 until the engine issue plus all operational trials are completed by the chinese.

 

[IceCold]

PA has no known plans to buy the WZ-10 until the engine issue plus all operational trials are completed by the chinese.

Sir perhaps it can prove a possible replacement for the cobras that we are using of which spares are always an issue. How would it serve in counter insurgentci operations??

 

[echo 1]

Icecold doesn't pakistan have a plan that said something that it was looking for 30 new generation helicopters?

 

[Black Stone]

It looks like the Eurocopter Tiger.