Changhe Z-11

what is it?

The Changhe Z-11 is a light utility helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). According to the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation website, it is claimed to be the first indigenously-designed helicopter in China. However, it is largely based on the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 10.7 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 241 km/htop speed
• range 661 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,250 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 32 years ago, in 1994.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1994-12

introduced

1998

status

in production

number built

—

role

light utility helicopter

origin

🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

makers

Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation

engines

1× Liming WZ-8

crew

1

length

11.2 m

rotor diameter

10.7 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

2,250 kg

top speed

241 km/h

cruise speed

258 km/h

range

661 km

ceiling

5,270 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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