China AC313 tonnage in Asia, but still can not be considered

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March 18, by the China Aviation Industry Corporation self-developed large-scale civilian helicopter AC313, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi successful maiden flight. The news 1:00 on the network to become one of the most talked about news. AC313 is China's first jumbo developed civilian helicopter, and its successful first flight, marking China and the European Union, the United States, like Russia, which had independently developed the capacity of large-scale helicopter.

The first large-scale civilian aircraft helicopters take to the skies, following the first aircraft in 2008 after the success of China-made regional jet flight, China's civil aviation sector has achieved a milestone progress. AC313 as Asia's largest civilian helicopter take-off weight, maximum take-off weight of 13.8 tons, is a veritable "big head."

Although the -26 m with Russia, the United States CH-47 "Chinook" and other commercial heavy-lift helicopters have been more mature there is still much, but the national emergency rescue system to meet the urgent needs of the domestic market and the modernization of national defense science and technology view, AC313 flight successfully taken a significant step forward.

AC313 led to the international mainstream and specialized media attention. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the United States, "Business Week", "Aviation Week," U.S. "Global Flight" website and so on have been followed up reported that China's achievements in the aviation sector has won a series of universally accepted. "Business Week" evaluations that, in accordance with this trend, China will soon have a take-off weight with the United States, Russia, comparable to the heavy-lift helicopters.

"Big man" to rescue the Health

And strategic bombers, armed helicopters and other "swaggering" and different roles, a large helicopter is mainly responsible for personnel and goods transport, acting low-key. As one can hover, stayed in the air "air Hercules", the importance of large-scale helicopter rescue in an emergency can best be realized. In 2005, the "Katrina" hurricane disaster, the U.S. military sent a helicopter base in just one week on the flight of thousands of sorties, and rescued more than 30000 to CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters and other heavy The most eye-catching. In the Wenchuan earthquake disaster relief, the red and white two meters -26 to the Chinese people left a deep impression, in the subsequent rescue also played a key role.

China's vast size, large population, is the world's largest natural disaster, the loss of the most serious one of the countries. In the process of dealing with all types of emergencies, aviation and emergency rescue with a fast, efficient and less subject to geographical advantages such as space constraints, is the world's widely used in many countries the most effective means of emergency rescue. While large helicopters, due to its strong delivery capability and convenience advantages of taking off and landing, there is no controversy to become the core of aviation rescue equipment. Nevertheless, China's civilian helicopters to small or medium size, plateau-type, heavy-duty is almost empty, not many high-and medium-sized. In the earthquake relief period, the severe shortage of helicopters has greatly limited the rescue efficiency, therefore, developed especially for large helicopters, the helicopter became urgent.

AC313 It is in this context turned out to the. "AC" is the aircraft industry helicopter (Avicopter) the abbreviation, "3" on behalf of the Chinese traditional culture of "Sansei all things", "1"refers to helicopters, the technical level, the last "3" indicates the number of turbines.