China Armed Helicopter----WZ-10 - Aircraft of World War II

williamzhang · 04-24-2009, 01:14 AM

China Armed Helicopter in Harbin

Konigstiger205 · 04-24-2009, 03:13 AM

The design seems familiar. It's a russian design produced with a license right?

Glider · 04-24-2009, 04:00 AM

It looks a lot like the South African Rooilvalk to me and considering China's involvement in Africa, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

williamzhang · 04-24-2009, 05:55 AM

In my view,It looks like "Euro-Tiger" ,Not the Rooivalk.

Capt. Vick · 04-24-2009, 03:17 PM

Can anyone say Mangusta?!?

Matt308 · 04-24-2009, 03:19 PM

It amazes me that countries continue to do business with China. I know the Russians are more than a little bent out of shape selling them fighter airplanes, allowing for some indigenous manufacturing and then having China steal the design and offer to sell it as competition to Russian designs.

Looks like an amalgamation of the Mangusta, Rooivalk and Apache. Rooivalk front end and main gear, Mangust engine housings and rear tailboom assembly and Apache tail rotor. Is this just another Chinese one off experimental design? Or did they actually build this in quantity? I suspect it never went beyond a few copies.

phas3e · 04-25-2009, 04:55 PM

yeah because theres sooo much you can do in the design of an attack helicopter that none of them look at all alike.

Waynos · 04-26-2009, 06:46 PM

One thing about the WZ-10 that none of the other types mentioned seems to have is some sort of attempt to reduce RCS. Looking at the pictures the fuselage seems almost diamond section, or moderately faceted, in a similar manner to the NH-90 transport helo.

I think looking straight for which type this is 'copied' from is a bit short sighted as China is clearly doing something pretty good here. As long as it works of course.

04-24-2009, 03:13 AM	#2
Konigstiger205 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest Posts: 907	The design seems familiar. It's a russian design produced with a license right? __________________ These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper."Henri Coanda"

04-24-2009, 03:19 PM	#6
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 13,386	It amazes me that countries continue to do business with China. I know the Russians are more than a little bent out of shape selling them fighter airplanes, allowing for some indigenous manufacturing and then having China steal the design and offer to sell it as competition to Russian designs. Looks like an amalgamation of the Mangusta, Rooivalk and Apache. Rooivalk front end and main gear, Mangust engine housings and rear tailboom assembly and Apache tail rotor. Is this just another Chinese one off experimental design? Or did they actually build this in quantity? I suspect it never went beyond a few copies. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

04-26-2009, 06:46 PM	#8
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 914	One thing about the WZ-10 that none of the other types mentioned seems to have is some sort of attempt to reduce RCS. Looking at the pictures the fuselage seems almost diamond section, or moderately faceted, in a similar manner to the NH-90 transport helo. I think looking straight for which type this is 'copied' from is a bit short sighted as China is clearly doing something pretty good here. As long as it works of course. __________________ BlondeValkyrie - Bugger off and host your OWN pictures you thieving twat

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04-24-2009, 04:00 AM	#3
Glider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,655	It looks a lot like the South African Rooilvalk to me and considering China's involvement in Africa, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

04-24-2009, 05:55 AM	#4
williamzhang Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	In my view,It looks like "Euro-Tiger" ,Not the Rooivalk.

04-24-2009, 03:17 PM	#5
Capt. Vick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 159	Can anyone say Mangusta?!?

04-25-2009, 04:55 PM	#7
phas3e Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 87	yeah because theres sooo much you can do in the design of an attack helicopter that none of them look at all alike.