"China Unveils Latest Z-10 Attack Helicopter Variant" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Mar 2020 3:11 p.m. PST |
"Chinese state-owned media released images earlier this month showing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) attack helicopter fitted with new engine exhaust outlets that face upward instead of outward to reportedly reduce the rotorcraft's frontal infrared signature. The upgraded Z-10 was photographed during a military exercise with the PLA's 80th Group Army on February 8, according to the Global Times. The images first appeared on the PLA's WeChat account. The Global Times in a February 17 report quoted Chinese military analysts as saying that the new configuration of the Z-10's exhaust outlet will "inevitably increase drag force, raising the power requirement for the helicopter's engines," adding that the latest Z-10 variant "more than likely has greater engine power.".."
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| JMcCarroll | 22 Mar 2020 6:24 a.m. PST |
So they got the plans for Apaches years ago? |
| 14th NJ Vol | 22 Mar 2020 8:12 a.m. PST |
That exhaust configuration does look right, shooting hot exhaust into the rotor blade? That has to affect rotor preformance. |
| arealdeadone | 22 Mar 2020 1:58 p.m. PST |
JMCCarroll the Eurocopter Tiger, Westland Agusta A129, Denel Rooivalk and Mil Mi-28 all share that basic configuration. Why redesign the wheel when it works? |
| Tango01 | 22 Mar 2020 3:43 p.m. PST |
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 javelin98  | 23 Mar 2020 11:59 a.m. PST |
That exhaust configuration does look right, shooting hot exhaust into the rotor blade? That has to affect rotor preformance. I was thinking the same thing. The blades might even delaminate and come apart in mid-air, which I think would qualify as a bad thing. |
| JMcCarroll | 23 Mar 2020 3:07 p.m. PST |
One Chinese designer to another " What could go wrong?" |
| Tango01 | 24 Mar 2020 12:27 p.m. PST |
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wants to know if you can tell the difference between weaker and stronger magnets with 3mm aircraft.
