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The Changhe Z-10 (Chinese: 直-10; pinyin: Zhí-Shí; lit. 'helicopter-10') is a Chinese medium-weight, twin-turboshaft attack helicopter built by the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
The Z-10's engine system is fitted with the Hover Infrared Suppression System (HIRSS), mixing in the engine exhaust with cold air to reduce the helicopter's infrared characteristic. [14] Later serial production of Z-10 modified the engine nozzle from sideway-facing to the upward-facing direction, further reducing the signature from heat ...
In 1996, the USMC launched the H-1 upgrade program by signing a contract with Bell Helicopter for upgrading 180 AH-1Ws into AH-1Zs and upgrading 100 UH-1Ns into UH-1Ys. [6] [8] The H-1 program created completely modernized attack and utility helicopters with considerable design commonality to reduce operating costs.
"The Z-10 may appeal to some of those countries that don't have access to U.S. defence technology," said Douglas Barrie China's Z-10 attack helicopter makes foreign debut, but export outlook uncertain
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Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2010–2011 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 (reconnaissance variants) 6 (utility variants) Length: 11.24 m (36 ft 11 in) fuselage 13.01 m (43 ft) with rotors turning Width: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Height: 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in) to top of rotor hub Empty weight: 1,253 kg (2,762 lb) Max takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb) Fuel capacity: 423 kg (933 ...
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A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the current fires in Los Angeles. Verdict: False The video dates back to 2019.