Did China Just Clone a Black Hawk Helicopter? -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
China conducted the first flight test of its new Z-20, which has a similar exterior to the US-made Black Hawk.
China conducted the first flight test of a new helicopter that is widely seen as being modeled off the U.S.-made Sikorsky UH-60, which is usually called “Black Hawk.”
The Global Times, citing pictures from an online Chinese military forum, reported that the Z-20 medium-lift utility helicopter made its first flight in northeast China on Monday. The report said that the supposedly homemade design filled the People Liberation Army’s need for a medium utility helicopter. It added that the helicopter has a capacity of 10 tons and is similar in appearance to the U.S.-made Black Hawk helicopter.
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My Comment: There are some differences .... but the resemblance is uncanny.
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