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Post by PDF on May 26, 2013 19:58:01 GMT -5
Hello there. On the blog, the Z-18 is described as based off the AC313 and Z-8 design, and the flight is expected 2013 around that time. However, other blogs and sources are claiming that it is actually a joint Russian-Chinese design based from the Mi-26. Can the helicopter be based off the latter and is it still expected to fly in 2013?
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Post by Huitong on May 30, 2013 19:41:37 GMT -5
Z-18 is indeed based on Z-8 and has a new lower fuselage replacing the old "boat" shaped fuselage. If you remove the AEW radar from Z-8YJ, that's what Z-18 would look like. The joint Sino-Russian project based on Mi-26 should have a different designation. Check out my helicopter page for its drawing.
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Post by PDF on May 31, 2013 17:28:09 GMT -5
Z-18 is indeed based on Z-8 and has a new lower fuselage replacing the old "boat" shaped fuselage. If you remove the AEW radar from Z-8YJ, that's what Z-18 would look like. The joint Sino-Russian project based on Mi-26 should have a different designation. Check out my helicopter page for its drawing. Thanks, Huitong. Do you know when might the helicopter prototype be finished, because sources are saying nobody has agreed yet? |
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Post by huitong on Jun 4, 2013 11:09:28 GMT -5
sorry I have not heard of anything regarding its status
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