Z-20 Utility Helicopter News & Discussions

[XiaoYaoZi]

 

[Deino]

Nice, but most likely from the same testing on 3. February 2015 ...

 

[XiaoYaoZi]

Nice, but most likely from the same testing on 3. February 2015 ...

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I know that, different photographers

 

[XiaoYaoZi]

@Deino according to the poster, the photos are recent.
pictures from different photographers.

 

[cirr]

Ruyunlong - “入云龙”。

 

[Pangu]

Ruyunlong - “入云龙”。

Someone in PLA really loves 水浒传.

 

[cirr]

Someone in PLA really loves 水浒传.

We have enough names from “The Water Margin” to last perhaps a century

 

[Deino]

Sorry, ... but You please explain Your conversation regarding "入云龙" and "水浒传" ??

 

[cirr]

Sorry, ... but You please explain Your conversation regarding "入云龙" and "水浒传" ??

PLA helicopter nicknames：

Z-10 “Pilihuo”
Z-19 “Heixuanfeng”
Z-20 “Ruyunlong”
。
。
。

It seems that every new helicopter coming out the AVIC stable will henceforth be given the nickname of one of the 108 outlaws in the classic ”the Water Margin“。

I wonder what nickname the new attack helicopter reportedly being developed will assume。

I am pretty sure that one of the so-called 4th generation helicopters will be known by the moniker “Shenxingtaibao” for its speed and agility。

 

[Deino]

Thanks a lot !

But what does the Z-20's name mean in English ?

That's what I knew so far:

Z-10 “Pilihuo” = 霹雳火 = Fierce Thunderbolt
Z-19 “Heixuanfeng” = 黑旋风 = Black Whirlwind
Z-20 “Ruyunlong” = ??

... and does the Z-8 and Z-9 also have nicknames ?

 

[cirr]

Thanks a lot !

But what does the Z-20's name mean in English ?

That's what I knew so far:

Z-10 “Pilihuo” = 霹雳火 = Fierce Thunderbolt
Z-19 “Heixuanfeng” = 黑旋风 = Black Whirlwind
Z-20 “Ruyunlong” = ??

... and does the Z-8 and Z-9 also have nicknames ?

Ruyunlong can be loosely translated as “Dragon In the Clouds”（as by Pearl S. Buck）。

It is the nickename of Gong Sunsheng，the 4th ranked outlaw out of 108 in the Chinese classical work “Outlaws of the Marsh”

There is a film by the name of “The Extraordinary Taoist” in English and “Ruyunlong - Gongsunsheng” in Chinese。

You get the gist？

 

[Pangu]

Thanks a lot !

But what does the Z-20's name mean in English ?

That's what I knew so far:

Z-10 “Pilihuo” = 霹雳火 = Fierce Thunderbolt
Z-19 “Heixuanfeng” = 黑旋风 = Black Whirlwind
Z-20 “Ruyunlong” = 入云龙 = “Dragon In the Clouds” maybe shorten to - Cloud Dragon?

... and does the Z-8 and Z-9 also have nicknames ?

 

[kuge]

Thanks a lot !

But what does the Z-20's name mean in English ?

That's what I knew so far:

Z-10 “Pilihuo” = 霹雳火 = Fierce Thunderbolt
Z-19 “Heixuanfeng” = 黑旋风 = Black Whirlwind
Z-20 “Ruyunlong” = ??

... and does the Z-8 and Z-9 also have nicknames ?

perhaps 入云龙 literally cloud-entering dragon

 

[Deino]

Nice one ...

 

[Tiqiu]

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