CHINESE PLA Z-10 ATTACK HELICOPTER - 2019

Description

The CAIC Z-10, also called WZ-10, is an attack helicopter developed by the People’s Republic of China. It is designed primarily for anti-tank warfare missions but has secondary air-to-air capability as well. Initiated by chief designer Wu Ximing, the project was co-designed by Kamov Design Bureau of Russia and the 602nd Aircraft Design Institute under a contract with the Chinese government. The helicopter is being built by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). Nicknames of characters in the Chinese classic novel Water Margin have been used to name Z-10 and its smaller counterpart Harbin Z-19: Z-10 is called Fierce Thunderbolt, the nickname of Qin Ming, while Z-19 is called Black Whirlwind (Hei Xuan Feng, ???), the nickname of Li Kui. In September 2016, the PLA announced that all of its ground force aviation units had been equipped with the WZ-10. (Scale : 1/72e)