Sensation in the world: China Black Hawk crash killed a number of generals

1983, in order to solve the border guards, especially front-line outpost supplies in highland difficult problem, the Central Military Commission decided to introduce a type of advanced transport helicopters to adapt to the harsh climatic environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The project responsible Poly Technologies to organize an international tender by the Department of General Staff and equipment, the Air Force conducted a technical assessment. Year, each bidding vendor products were flown to Lhasa Gongga Airport in Lhasa, Yangbajing, Gambara mountain altitude performance test flight.

Sikorsky a registration number for The N3124B the Black Hawk helicopter with its 6000 meters service ceiling, 600 kg load and 600 km range, superior performance stand out. In June of the following year, the two sides signed an agreement to buy twenty-four Black Hawk helicopters. The contract includes 24 Black Hawk helicopter unit price $ 6,000,000, the tools needed 3 sets Price $ 780,000 plug-the drop tank systems, a set of Goodman airborne flight test system and ground handling equipment, and the maintenance of the helicopter spare parts etc., amounting to $ 150 million. China United States sent eight pilots and crewmen training.

In November 1984, the first three Black Hawk helicopters (production serial number 70785,70788,70792) arrived in Tianjin Port to be submitted to the Chinese side. 3 equipped Air Force Brigade independent transport group 3 (empty 34 division 102 regiment predecessor) used to organize the modified training of the flight crew, including two (manufacturer's serial number 70785, 70788) customized white coating, and intend to in the future as plane use.

In January 1985, the delivery of the second batch of nine Black Hawk helicopters (production serial number 70793,70794,70797,70798,70799,70800,70811,70812,70813 is) the Chinese side, the group of independent transportation equipment Chengdu Military Region Air Force. The troops spraying serial number 5XX6.

In May 1985, the delivery of the third installment of five Black Hawk helicopters (production serial number 70830,70831,70836,70837,70848 is) the Chinese shipping group, Urumqi, equipment Lanzhou Military Region Air Force command post. Forces the the three spray serial number serial number 8XX.

In October 1985, the last batch of seven Black Hawk helicopters (production the serial number 70855,70856,70867,70868,70879,70884,70892) delivery of China, still equipped to air transport group.

Into the empty transport group organization began in November that year equipped Black Hawk helicopters to transport supplies into Tibet for the first action. Force dispatched four Black Hawk helicopters, equipped with Xing Xigui Jiangqing Fang Zhu Yongchang, country Every Ren 4 captain, Arrow, Zhaxi Ze Ren 5 co-pilot, four pilots, as well as an airport commander, flying went to southern Tibet is known as the plateau island Medog.  

Four helicopter-pronged, all the way, led by Xing Xigui three helicopters took off from the Chengdu airport, Phoenix Mountain, Tianshui, Gansu, Lanzhou, Golmud, Qinghai, Tibet's Nagqu, Lhasa, the the leapfrog continuous transitions to arrive Medog starting point to transport supplies action Linzhi; another way to verify the feasibility of air Blackhawk helicopter into the possession of the helicopter rotor, tail rotor and other components after the demolition, with a slightly modified and has just completed in Beijing Shahe carrier aircraft flight the handling test operation 8A aircraft equipped from Chengdu straight Fei Lasa.

Arrived in Lhasa, in the Sikorsky technicians under the guidance, the United States had trained dozen crewmen with two days to complete the helicopter final assembly and testing work, six hours that can be achieved with the U.S. military standard difference too away. Since then, the Chinese no longer tried shipped 8A equipped Black Hawk helicopters into Tibet.

Arrived in Nyingchi, four Black Hawk helicopters shuttling between the peaks of more than seven thousand meters above sea level in a month, the total flight time of 320 hours to complete the Medog military and civilian supplies of the required materials a year, which in previous only in the July to September each year by yak and human brought into Medog.

October 3, 1986, the Central Military Commission approved the formation of the Army Air Corps forces. Air Force vast majority of helicopter forces personnel and equipment will be transferred to the Army Air Corps, the Black Hawk helicopter is certainly no exception. The following year, the 3rd Battalion of the Air Force's independent transport group, into the empty shipping group, Lan empty Wu refers shipping group belongs to the Black Hawk helicopter unit personnel and equipment are successively transferred to the Army aviation, and co-edited a helicopter mission. The adaptation of the work was completed in December 1987, set up the second group of the General Staff Army Air Corps pilot training base, the regimental headquarters is located in Chengdu, Phoenix Mountain, forces three points in Chengdu, Beijing, Urumqi. The classified Army Aviation Black Hawk helicopters has accumulated flying 11,000 hours.

Adaptation prior to the completion of the October 8, 1987, blue empty Ukrainian means The shipping group 831 Black Hawk helicopter with the crew of the documentary "Qaidam Light location shooting tasks. Way to return from Golmud in Qinghai, Xining, flying to Dulan County Nuomuhong rural territory sudden mechanical failure and crashed. The accident caused the death of three people, including a crew, and 15 people were injured. After the identification of the accident was due to product quality problems lead to the tail rotor drive shaft fracture caused. Sikorsky to pay a total of $ 3,000,000 of aviation materials and compensation.

May 27, 1988, the army aviation the workout base of 2 group Qiu Guanghua Deng Guifang unit driving a Blackhawk helicopter transportation task. Over the 4200 meters above sea level, Nyingchi Medog male pull Yamaguchi, the helicopter due to meteorological reasons crashing into the gentle slope of 100 meters lower than Yamaguchi, the crew all the survivors. Unfortunately, Qiu Guanghua captain survived gave their lives in the earthquake relief after 20 years, this is something.

April 1, 1989, is in the Nyingchi Medog between the routes on, Zhang Chonghai crew driving 5626 Black Hawk helicopters were missing. Send helicopters to May 10, the military and more than 50 vehicles, personnel, more than 3100 people, and the search area of ​​over 4000 square kilometers, to no avail. The forces even once thought that the helicopter has been flying into enemy territory.

Until after the beginning of summer, only the local people report found helicopter wreckage and captain Zhangchong Hai, co-pilot Bagu Ze Wang, navigator Lau Ka-keung, air mechanic Tang Xiaode four bodies of martyrs in the east side of the multi-male La Pass. Due to treacherous road, can not be brought back martyrs remains cremated, then in the field under the shabby condition. Base Working Group of the Army Aviation workout dispatched from Beijing rolled down the helicopter at the scene of an accident traces found in the cliffs on the point of impact. Accident eventually determined for meteorological reasons.

Army Aviation workout base group set up after a period of time, is easy to manage, after another serial number of unified incorporated the LH02XX number segment. ID has lost three Black Hawk helicopters, the maximum number shall be LH0221. A Blackhawk after 87 years of accident loss Zhujiang 2nd Battalion, the group will be the Beijing a white Black Hawk helicopter supplement to the 2nd Battalion. Army aviation the workout base 2 group compiled 21 Black Hawk helicopters, including 14 in Sichuan, Zhujiang five Beijing two.

In early 1991, the Army Air Corps preparation of structural adjustment, the revocation of army aviation pilot training base. Group adaptation of the original trial training base for Army Aviation 2 group, owned by the Chengdu Military Region, formed by the General Staff directly under the change. The original workout base group 2 Battalion adapted for Army Aviation group, owned by the Lanzhou Military Area Command formed. Beijing two Black Hawk helicopters, the dark one return Sichuan normalized Army Aviation group; white an air and ground crews to stay in Beijing to continue with the same period in the introduction of the flight test system flight performance test, they were incorporated by the workout group adaptation of the General Staff under the Army Aviation base 4 group. Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the three army aviation regiment, 2 group 15, group 5, group 1 4.

Dragon Boat Festival, Commander Zhang Taiheng of the Chengdu Military Region, on June 16, 1991, the deputy commander Zhang Defu, Hou Shujun led the working group along the Sino-Nepalese border research. The Zhangmu border with inspections, the working group boarded three Black Hawk helicopters to Nyalam respectively. Zhang Taiheng commander and other people take the driven by Xing Xigui unit, the first helicopters; Zhang Defu, deputy commander, and others by the State every Ren unit driving the second helicopter ride; Hou Shujun, deputy commander, and others take the third frame of the crew driving by Hu Dianyuan helicopters.

Before two helicopters succession south to take off, the second helicopter crashed into a mountain, unfortunately in the process to turn right 180 degrees, Machine the Exalted 13 All sacrifice. Persons killed, including the deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, Zhang Defu, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of the Tibet Military Mao Haiqing Colonel (promoted to Major General command just issued, has not yet issued), Vice Minister of the Chengdu Military Region, four two Minister and General Staff Officer, commander States Every Ren copilot Arrow, air mechanic Mr. Lee through. 13 people, generals, colonels, lieutenants 4, non-commissioned officers. Conclusion of the accident, the helicopter encountered downdrafts during takeoff, resulting in turn crashed into a mountain. Meteorological reasons ...

The mid-1990s, the Army Aviation rescheduled serial number. The 2 group serving Blackhawk programmed segment LH922XX number, 3 groups incorporated LH932XX, 4-group only a shirataka numbered LH94219. At this point, the Black Hawk helicopter, only 20, XX of the maximum to 20, its owner is another plane in the 3 group the White Eagle.

The late 1990s, the Army Aviation White Eagle 4 groups on test mission, helicopters and air and ground crews transferred 2 group. Since that time, the army aviation group has 15 Black Hawk helicopters, which are:

LH92201 LH92202 LH92204 LH92205 LH92206 LH92207

LH92208 LH92209 LH92210

LH92211 LH92212 LH92213

LH92214 LH92215 LH94219

Army aviation group has five Black Hawk helicopters, which are:

LH93203 LH93216 LH93217 LH93218 LH93220

Rumors about the Blackhawks:

The U.S. side in the the 831 No. accident after compensation for a new machine?

Never the whole compensation

90 years Nagqu snowstorm two Blackhawks collided?

Non-existent

89 years after the Black Hawk is not a result of the U.S. embargo accessories?

Brent Scowcroft, the Special Envoy of the President of the United States visited China twice a year in July and December to resolve this problem. Sikorsky continues to provide after-sales service in accordance with the contract, also sent technical personnel in the 1990s to help maintain helicopters in China, but the attitude of cooperation between the two sides are no longer active. The one hand, the deterioration in the political environment, the Chinese side has not hope to maintain a fleet of a well-functioning sustenance in a Western company; Sikorsky company, on the other hand, will not be attentive after-sales service for more follow-up orders. Accessories and services are not free, China has been trying to find alternatives, but still has to import engines and other major components.