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007helicopter
16th Jun 2007, 16:26
On a recent trip to China I stumbled across this article in the Shanghai Daily reporting that "US-BASED Hiller Aircraft Corporation will set up a plant in Zhangjiakou in North China's Hebei Province, to produce civilian helicopters."

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200704/20070409/article_312024.htm

As an owner of a UH12B this was quite interesting but I wanted to ask the question if the UH12 helicopter although very basic and slow would make a viable trainer in todays world ?

I have no interest other than being an owner and my opion is that it would as they are safe and all the principles are the same and easily transferred to a modern machine.

Also does anyone have any more information about the production in china?

rotornut
16th Jun 2007, 17:49
Some years ago I heard that they were producing Sikorsky S-55s there under license. Unfortunately, I have no further information.

SASless
16th Jun 2007, 18:06
Take a 12E and add a turbine engine and you have a real workhorse....as in the Soloy Hiller 12E.