Changhe Z-18

what is it?

The Changhe Z-18, also known as Z-8G, is a medium-lift transport helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) to replace the Changhe Z-8.

🔎How to recognise it: 3 turboshaft engines · 19 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 336 km/htop speed
• seats 30passengers
• size 13.8 tmax 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 12 years ago, in 2014.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 19 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🏔️Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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

spec sheet

first flight

2014

introduced

2014

status

in production

number built

—

role

utility helicopter

origin

🇨🇳 China

makers

Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation

engines

3× WZ-6C

crew

2

passengers

30

length

23.1 m

rotor diameter

19 m

height

7 m

max take-off weight

13.8 t

top speed

336 km/h

range

—

ceiling

9,000 m

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