Tag Archives: Helicopter
The newest development of China’s armed helicopters
2013-04-16 — (By Peter Wood and Cristina Garafola and from atimes.com) — While much attention has been given to Chinese development of fixed-wing aircraft like the J-20 and J-31, relatively little has been devoted to China’s helicopter development. On March … Continue reading
WZ-10 helicopter Pilot’s Helmet look very strange!
Cheng Jianzhong, chief of staff of an army aviation brigade under the Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is China’s first batch of super-level pilots of WZ-10, first batch of all-weather pilots of WZ-10, … Continue reading
Chinese company buys US helicopter manufacturer Enstrom
2013-01-11 — China’s Chongqing Helicopter Investment Company (CQHIC) has acquired US company Enstrom: a manufacturer of light helicopters for commercial and military applications. The acquisition, announced on 7 January, is one of the most high profile in a series of … Continue reading
Chinese Helicopter market propelled upward
2012-12-10 — Foreign helicopter manufacturers are confident of benefiting from the continuous growth of China’s aviation market and their Chinese counterparts’ development of production lines. “China has around 300 civil helicopters now and it is estimated that by 2015 it … Continue reading
“Red Hawk”: PLA New 10-ton class multi-role helicopter exposed
2012-11-19 — For years, Chinese PLA has been suffering for lacking of reliable medium utility helicopter, like U.S. “Black Hawk”. However, this situation will be changed in 2013 or 2014, because some secret photos of PLA New 10-ton class multi-role … Continue reading
Another two Sikorsky S92s ordered by China
2012-11-16 — Sikorsky and the Zhuhai Helicopter Company announced a new contract at Airshow China 2012 for two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. Zhuhai Helicopter Company (ZHC), a fully-owned subsidiary of China Southern Airlines, is a leading provider of offshore helicopter service … Continue reading