Blueprints either stolen from the USA or given to them by the Clintons.
Flies and shoots sideways.
“Deputy chief designer Li Shengwei said the helicopter is equipped with safety features to improve the pilot’s survival rate.”
From what to what? Two in a hundred from one? I can see the line forming to fly this thing if they have to mention that they improved the pilots chances of living a little. Oh yeah, let me get in one of those in combat.
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I watched the original news report while in China, and was not particularly impressed, even with the typical gushing of the reporter. The flight didn’t display anything remarkable whatsoever.
Meh.
I have a pipe wrench made in china.. Husky brand maybe. Had to fix it. The spring opening the jaws didn’t line up. Pipe wrench baby. high tech.
It looks too small to be an attack helicopter. Probably ripped-off the design from Airbus.
Looks more like a toy with the glossy black paint job and stickers plastered all over it.
A very long time ago Japan chronically stole Naval technology from the British and Americans.
finally they were so tired of it they designed a “suuuper secret” upcoming hypothetical which would absolutely turn over the minute that it got into the water; the center of gravity was absolutely too high.
And that’s exactly what happened of course:
the blueprints had been formulated specifically in order to be stolen by the Japanese.
It should also be pointed out that this is not for domestic Chinese use - the Z-19E is the *export* model, to be sold on the world arms market. Hence the interfaces in English, etc.
Thanks, free traitors. Yet another foreign weapon system you conned us into paying for.
Each time that I see an aviation related article-—your name is almost always there. Thank you, Sukhoi-30mki, for bringing these to the forum for all of the other wing nuts to enjoy! You’ve made my day more than I can count. Please have a good day and a great life.