Helicopter Analysis
ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD HELICOPTER MARKET
American AH-64D "Apache" Attack Helicopters
Europe's EH101 Multi-Purpose Helicopter
Russian-Made MI-35 Attack Helicopters
The international helicopter market has come out of the last century, 90 the crisis of late, has now entered a slow growth stage. Russian manufacturing enterprises in this market now accounts for only 5% share. To increase the export of helicopters, they decided to jointly own strength.
1. The world helicopter market, the slow decline in growth after:
Helicopter sales, most " harvest " or in the last century, the age of 80 years, manufactured worldwide each year 1,000 more helicopters, this is not coupled with internal combustion engine light helicopter. Overall, these helicopters are available to the world powers and their allies in the Air Force. With the end of the Cold War, the number of sharp decline in orders. According to the U.S. consulting firm Teal Group (Teal Group) statistics, in the last decade, the world's total sale of the 7793 helicopter ( not including the use of internal combustion engine light helicopters ) , worth 511 billion dollars, of which military helicopter 394 billion U.S. dollars, civil helicopter 117 million. Largest decline from 1997 to 1999 , the annual sale of only 700 to 750 helicopters. But from 2000 onwards, into the helicopter market slow, but steady growth stage. In recent years, each year the orders were 800 to 900 helicopters.
According to Teal Group forecast in the last decade, the world market demand for 8,979 aircraft turbine engine helicopter with a total amount of 801 billion U.S. dollars. According to the United States of another company, Forecast International (Forecast International) the company's forecast, in the last decade, will sell about 9,807 aircraft turbine engine helicopter with a total value of 916 billion U.S. dollars, as well as 3527 a light aircraft with internal combustion engines helicopters, valued at 9 billion. Now, in accordance with the system the number of helicopters, civil and military orders have equal shares, but two helicopters from a much revenue as orders, military orders accounted for revenue of 80% ~ 85% , while the income of civil order only 15% to 20 % . Most super-heavy military helicopter, and with a large number of airborne equipment, including civilian helicopters do not need weapons.
In recent years, highly developed order is modified to replace a fleet of military helicopters. Procurement of new equipment will be used to replace the service of or injury to participate in national military operations helicopters. At the same time, damage the helicopter to a large extent be replaced by the same model, but not entirely new type of helicopter. Most of the Cold War era military plan the future of expensive ( for example, the new U.S. attack helicopter " Comanche " program ) has been canceled. Countries in the southeast direction, the first in China and India, some Arab countries and Latin American countries, there has been on the steady growth of new demand for military helicopters.
For the modern civil helicopter market, the most typical order of some amount of dedicated helicopter steady growth, that is, fire, medical, police, customs, search and rescue helicopters. The most important feature of the civilian market is the use of internal combustion engine and the price is not high, 2 to 4 seat helicopter for personal use and stable growth in demand, now more than a year's supply of 600 aircraft, has provided close to the main level of the annual total number of helicopters .
2. Europe and America to strengthen international cooperation in the helicopter manufacturing
Characteristics of the modern helicopter is a new helicopter manufacturing cost of greatly increased development program. Therefore, the manufacture of advanced helicopters, the only possible way is a comprehensive development of international cooperation. Even the United States of Bell and Sikorsky were forced into this development. Must be pointed out, the world leader in helicopter manufacturing industry for many years Bell, the helicopter manufacturing over the past year accounted for 40% to 45% of the share, and now rely solely on the military plans to maintain its dominant market position. Civilian helicopter manufacturer Bell is now the only company in Canada segment. In the civil aircraft market, the company maintained the demand for traditional products, such as the Bell 206 , 407 and 427 series helicopters. This series of helicopters, civil and military needs improved every year, more than 150 aircraft. However, the basic structure of the helicopter has been aging, the demand for the series helicopters obvious downward trend.
It is the U.S. heavy-lift helicopters and Boeing Sikorsky helicopters. Sikorsky competition in the provision of new equipment lost to the European companies, which compete in the U.S. presidential helicopter is also lost. Boeing to retain under the helicopter manufacturing business, just because there " Apache " helicopter gunships continued orders. U.S. fourth-largest helicopter manufacturer MD Helicopters to maintain an annual 40 to 60 light helicopters in the manufacturing level.
Ten years, the undisputed world leader in helicopter manufacturing consortium Eurocopter in Europe (Eurocopter) Company, the consortium is in France and Germany on the basis of the helicopter manufacturing company formed a joint. Consortium to ensure that up to 45% ( in value more than 20%) market share of new helicopters, the world able to provide only bulk assembly of the helicopter manufacturer, the helicopter take-off weight from 1.5 tons to 11 tons. With a helicopter production line and a considerable amount of international cooperation ( with Poland, Belgium and South Africa ) , another European company, that Italy and the United Kingdom Agusta - Westland (Agusta-Westland) to maintain a market in the world the stability of the position (5 to 6 -bit ) , but also actively strengthen cooperation with the Bell companies.
Characteristics of the modern helicopter is one of the manufacturing sector to actively promote the development of Asia, Africa and Latin America permit the production network equipment, helicopters, India from producing countries into developed countries permit. Last year, the Chilean armed forces completed the Dhruv light helicopter in a series of successful tests, the helicopter is by India's HAL ( Hindustan Aeronautics ) manufactured, equipped with Israeli IAI 's aviation equipment. In recent years, the market likely to be China's helicopter.
3. Merger and reorganization of the Russian helicopter manufacturing industry
In the last century, the Soviet Union of the world's helicopter helicopter 30% . But now, Russia's " rice " and " card " helicopter market in the world only 5% to 6% . The decline in the proportion of a number of reasons. Because of the economic crisis, the Russian armed forces have stopped ordering new helicopter. States continue to be the lowest level of financial provision for the new design, and manufacture of the old batch plant is also a helicopter for export. In addition, the Russian manufacturer or from the era of the former Soviet Union began to manufacture only the medium and heavy military helicopters, the conversions of their products have not yet try to get a big success.
Russian helicopter main products are rice -8 helicopters, the modified rice -17 , and the Kazan and Ulan-Ude plant produced a large number of modified. Russia offers to foreign countries each year up to 100 aircraft in the helicopter. Rostov " Rostov helicopter , " the company specializes in the manufacture of armed helicopters ( m -24 and its improved, its export-oriented meters -35 , as well as new armed helicopters m -28N) , and heavy transport helicopters m -26 . New " m " helicopter for design and testing so far from the Moscow helicopter plant in Komi responsible. But the lack of new programs and the special nature of batch production plants to make these factories to build their own design bureau. In this area, first to the Kazan plant, now has created a take-off weight of 3.3 tons of " An Sate , " the helicopter, now being developed by 1.5 tons of " Actara " helicopters.
Kamov company is also facing the same problem. The company started from the former Soviet times specialized in the manufacture naval helicopters. Now, the Kamov company ran a series of dual-use and civilian helicopters, such as cards -62 , cards -32 , card -126 and card -226 . However, these helicopters Miri marketing company is much smaller than the results, according to the assessment of foreign countries, " m " helicopter now occupies 4.9% of the market ( in volume terms ) , while the " card " helicopter only has 1.2% .
Russian companies continue to spread the Russian state and the internal competition will withdraw from the international market. The first attempt to reverse this situation is to set up Miri helicopter manufacturing company, the initiator of the Russian defense export company. Late last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decision to " m " joint helicopter manufacturing companies into a group of companies, while Rosoboronexport's subsidiary bodies , " International Industrial " companies to become the group's management company. Expected in 2005, completed this summer will set up the company.
Russia Kazan Helicopter Factory with Jiye Fu, general manager, said Sergei, the Russian helicopters ( mainly rice and -8 and Mi -17 helicopter ) and other traditional markets in Southeast Asia is still competitive, is now also enter other markets. Experts predict that, for m -17 helicopter demand will continue to 20 years. Ulan-Ude Helicopter Plant, general manager of another Lei He said that Russia's rice -17 helicopter in the ratio of price and technical performance aspects, in the world market have a stronger competitive edge, but now the situation is moving in the right direction . Russian Defense Ministry after a long pause in the purchase of new helicopters, and improve the existing helicopters. Meanwhile, a helicopter manufacturing company set up to resolve a range of issues, such as the ratio of the formation of modern production, prevent disorderly competition between domestic enterprises and attract investments. Only a strong group of companies and Western companies to compete effectively." Rostov helicopter , " Saar said Liu, general manager of Slovakia, the company hopes in the m -28N helicopter on. The first aircraft flying prototype aircraft has been completely assembled, the helicopter has been delivered to plant Miri national tests. In 2010 years ago, the Russian Air Force plans to buy 50 Mi -28N helicopters. Meanwhile, the company is also a lot of improvement m -24 and Mi -35 helicopter, and last year signed a country in Latin America to provide improved rice -35M helicopter contract. Russian helicopter in the next world export markets account for 15% share.
The following allocation of the last five years, the helicopter market forecast (by profit) :
Boeing 20.4%
Agusta - Westland 16.7%
Sikorsky 16.6%
Bell / Boeing joint venture 8.4%
Bell Helicopter 6.5%
"Miri helicopter," 4.3%
Kawasaki 1.5%
Robinson Helicopter Company 1.4%
Others 10.7%
