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Title: Chinese attcck helicopter
Post by: DD1975 on September 07, 2013, 11:36:05 AM

Here is the latest chinese attack helicopter......which looks rather a lot like the old american attack helicopter!!!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23991769 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23991769)

Title: Re: Chinese attcck helicopter
Post by: Snowcrash on September 08, 2013, 10:24:17 AM

Is that form following function or stolen blue prints/reverse engineering?

Syber linked this too. (http://www.datahopa.co.uk/forum/aviation/china-shows-off-new-attack-helicopters-at-air-show/msg17879/?topicseen#new)

Title: Re: Chinese attcck helicopter
Post by: DD1975 on September 09, 2013, 19:05:05 PM

Actually I would say it's more maunouverable than the Apache, it's probably more akin to the Eurocopter Tiger than the Apache to be honest.

Whith the Chinese you can't be sure, but it probably is a form/function thing.

Title: Re: Chinese attcck helicopter
Post by: sybershot on September 10, 2013, 12:30:40 PM

sorry I missed this post DD1975, and posted simiar topic a day later ???
O' well it is nice looking heli, none the less ;)

Datahopa

Heavens Above => Aviation => Topic started by: DD1975 on September 07, 2013, 11:36:05 AM