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Plateau-operable Z-20 helicopters enter service in PLA Tibet Military Command
By Liu Xuanzun Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/14 18:25:23
A Z-20 utility helicopter is on display prior to the 5th China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin on October 9, 2019. Photo: Xu Luming/GT
China s latest and fully home-manufactured utility helicopter, the Z-20, which is designed to operate in plateau regions, recently made its long-expected first public appearance under the People s Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command. Analysts said on Monday that the new chopper is likely to be commissioned in large numbers.
Several Z-20s were seen in the background of a video and photos released by the PLA Tibet Military Command on Saturday in a statement on the retirement of a group of special grade aircraft machinists from an Army aviation unit. Z-10 attack helicopters and Mi-17 transport helicopters were also spotted. ....

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