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Post by Stingray™ on Nov 28, 2007 20:22:19 GMT -5
It sure looks like it. NEWS: China is currently testing out a new WZ-9 airframe with an MMS (Mast-Mounted Sight) system above the main rotor hub. It is an airframe entry set for the electronic battlefield. This is the prototype for the new WZ-9 MMS system. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Nov 29, 2007 3:32:06 GMT -5
Hah! Another design inspired by the American RAH-66 Comanche. Are the Chinese getting more copycat? I don't like it when that happens, besides, the American military power will remain no. 1 forever, Chinese can only reach 2nd.
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Post by Stingray™ on Nov 29, 2007 23:23:20 GMT -5
No no no no. This isn't based on the Comanche AT ALL. The original Chinese Z-9, or WZ-9, was based on a French design. The Aerospatiale (Eurocopter) AS.365 ''Dauphin 2'' helicopter. The Hafei Aviation Industry (HAI) Company licence-built it by permission from Eurocopter. The first Z-9A model was originally a French '''Dauphine 2'' kit-built model built in China. No Chinese originality. The later ones, except the Z-9C model (Eurocopter ''Panther''), were all Chinese. Photo illustrations: French Aerospatiale SA.365 ''Dauphin 2'' Chinese HAI WZ-9
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Nov 30, 2007 1:04:48 GMT -5
The tail is what I saw, that's why it reminds me of the Comanche. And I thought the rotor they'll base on the Helix helicopter, the one with two rotors on it, one spins left and the other spins right.
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Post by Stingray™ on Nov 30, 2007 18:40:31 GMT -5
First of all, the tail rotor is called a Fenestron (Fantail) rotor and France was the first country to invent it.
Second of all, the rotor on the Russian Kamov Ka-32 "Helix" is called a coaxil rotor. A typical Kamov design. Almost all other Kamov models have that same rotor configuration. Their NATO code names are listed below.
NATO reporting names for all Kamov helos with coaxil rotors:
"Hen''
"Hog"
"Harp"
"Hormone"
"Hoodlum''
''Helix''
"Hokum''
''Hatchet''
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Post by Protoss Dragon on Feb 10, 2008 16:35:43 GMT -5
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Feb 11, 2008 6:03:59 GMT -5
Hey, Mach 5. Now that is fast! Even with that type of design and lightspeed, I wonder will it be like the next Concorde passenger supersonic plane. Concorde has retired long time ago, I wonder what will this new one do? Still, wish to know will it take up or save up more petrol than the Concorde? I'm trying to find the Wiki article, but I couldn't find it. I wish to know more, it could prove something useful to aviation history.
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Post by Stingray™ on Feb 11, 2008 19:54:39 GMT -5
That was a great find, Protuss Dragon. ;D
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Feb 12, 2008 8:15:49 GMT -5
It is a great find he did, still, without windows at the c-o-c-k-pit, how can you pilot the plane in that way? I remember is by computer sensors instead.
Still, there's no robots or auto-pilot can ever replace the human pilot yet. But it's recommend to have a pilot around if the computer has a problem.
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Post by Protoss Dragon on Feb 12, 2008 21:51:13 GMT -5
It is a great find he did, still, without windows at the c-o-c-k-pit, how can you pilot the plane in that way? I remember is by computer sensors instead. Still, there's no robots or auto-pilot can ever replace the human pilot yet. But it's recommend to have a pilot around if the computer has a problem. Yes but the windows they say are gona be made out of the same glass that is used on the shuttle which is still expensive.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Feb 13, 2008 18:55:30 GMT -5
Although expensive, but they have a reason. If a jet goes too fast, normal glass like used by the Boeing 747 or 777 may cause it to fail when it faces too much pressure due to such high speed. So it may need stronger glass or fiber glass. I'm not sure, but use the normal glass by normal jetliner or the latest Airbus A380 may still be ok. Since I don't have the expert knowledge on aviation, you'll be the judge and tell me corrections when I proved to be wrong.
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Post by Stingray™ on Feb 28, 2008 18:37:02 GMT -5
Spain develops first hybrid airplane-helicopter:November 15, 2007 Madrid: Spain’s National Institute of Aerospace Technology has developed the first airplane-helicopter hybrid, an unmanned aerial vehicle that will be operational in 2010 and is designed to monitor borders and coastlines. The HADA, as it is known, will be the first aircraft to take off and land vertically like a helicopter but then deploy its wings and fly horizontally like an airplane, project leader Manuel Mulero told the Spanish news agency EFE Wednesday. He said at a later date, the HADA could be used for manned flights. The HADA project will remain in the design phase until the middle of next year when an operational prototype is expected to be available. Mulero said that the aircraft, which will carry instruments to transmit images, position and trajectory of targets in real time, will allow “high efficiency” flights in less time and on one-third of fuel normally consumed. The HADA, the first prototype of which will carry a cargo of up to 150 kg and will be able to remain airborne for 3-6 hours, could be used on missions to monitor coasts and borders, to prevent smuggling or infiltration by terrorists.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Feb 29, 2008 0:41:58 GMT -5
More helicopter planes, why so many concepts? Have they actually constructing and developing them? I hear very few news about those concept aircrafts ever since I only hear one from Futureweapons' own V-22 Osprey.
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Post by Stingray™ on Feb 29, 2008 16:46:44 GMT -5
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Feb 29, 2008 22:37:24 GMT -5
The concept looks small when you show me the image, use the direct IMG link located below in Imageshack, don't use the one with the 683x407 number on it, that one is only a preview size before the big one.
Ok, well, that heli does look like the helix helicopter and also with the tail of a blimp. Wish to know how big is it, I'm sure it's also as big as any regular helicopters.
And another thing, do you bring in some any UAVs and UCAVs? I wish you could look into those aircrafts beside new helicopters all the time.
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