Competition for China's future helicopter being held in Beijing

The Future Helicopter Designer Competition held which began on July 8 in Beijing and is sponsored by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China will decide what kind of military helicopter the country will develop over the next five years, reports state-run Global Times.

Wu Ximing, the chief helicopter designer of AVIC; Hong Jiao, the director of AVIC's helicopter Research and Development Center; and his deputy, Xu Chaoliang are the three major competitors. Each will have to present their ideas of what China's future helicopter should look like before Aug. 20.

The three best designs will be chosen and the winner will be awarded during this year's China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin.

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