Z-8 and Z-18 transport helicopter thread

[Deino]

It difficult just to look at pure numbers. And most of the recent exercise is all Z-8/Z-18, they dont just come in 4-5 of it but sometimes a few dozen of them appear together... This show its being mass produced at very fast pace given that they are only official inducted last year. Maybe its even cheaper getting this new Z-8/Z-18 compare to maintenance those old Mi-17V.

That's surely correct.

 

[LKJ86]

 

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[Deino]

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With a new radar? ... the ASW variant or the wide-fuselage type?

 

[Deino]

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But this one looks like a regular Z-8( with the short sponsoons ?

 

[Deino]

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A bit larger ...

 

[LKJ86]

 

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[JSCh]

From cjdby,

 

[cirr]

Z-8L

Previously known as "Z-8 Widebody"

 

[055_destroyer]

Z-8L

Previously known as "Z-8 Widebody"

Looks more modern.

 

[LKJ86]

 

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