Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Attack Helicopter Crash Lands In Farmer’s Field

Imagine you are a farmer barely getting buy in the Chinese countryside, the fertilizer costs money, the price of grain is 

increasing, the cost of goods at the market are increasing, including your own produce but your income is falling. 

What else is falling? A helicopter straight into your fields whilst your standing nearby.

One farmer in the suburbs of Weinan City in Shanxi province got the shock of his life when a CAIZ Z-10 attack chopper fell from the sky into his fields. Both of the crew on board were injured but rescued and sent to hospital where they are thought to be in a none critical condition.


The CAIC Z-10 was developed by Changhe Aircraft (which until recently owned Changhe Auto) and first flew in 2003. The development of the fast flying machine came about in the early 1990′s when China realized that its civilian converted to military use helicopters 

were effectively useless against large armor formations and required a dedicated flying tank killer should the PLA ever find itself face to face with a super power.

So far China has a rumored 60 of these birds (possibly 59 after today) with more on order, no other countries operate them as of yet but expect it to be on the export list once domestic demand is complete.

Sumber : China

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