Wednesday, December 25, 2013

China's Own Version Of The ‘Black Hawk’ Helicopter Makes It's Maiden Flight

Combined photos uploaded by an internet user shows comparison between PLA's new helicopter (above) with the US-made Black Hawk. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China’s New ‘Black Hawk’ Helicopter Takes Maiden Flight -- South China Morning Post

Home-made utility helicopter successfully completes test flight, and analysts believe it has an edge over American counterpart in high-altitude regions

A Chinese-made, People's Liberation Army helicopter successfully made its first flight on Monday, "filling a blank" in the military's arsenal, according to analysts.

The new type of medium-lift, general-purpose helicopter completed its test flight in an airport in the country's northeast on Monday morning, the official CCTV announced later Monday evening.

The report came after a photo of the aircraft emerged from popular domestic military forum cjdby.net, prompting a flurry of speculation from tech-savvy military enthusiasts about its potential performance and efficiency.

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More News On China's Own Version Of The ‘Black Hawk’ Helicopter Making It's Maiden Flight

Chinese Military Utility Helo Makes First Flight -- Aviation Week
Z-20: China's first domestic tactical utility helicopter -- Want China Times
First helicopter flight -- Global Times
Z-20: China's first domestic tactical utility helicopter -- Want China Times
New chopper takes flight -- The Standard (Hong Kong)

WNU Editor: If you understand Chinese .... a video report on this new helicopter can be seen here.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Who the fuck wrote this article you know china owns 16 U.S. built blackhawks that were sold to them right? or did you not do your research?