.jpg)
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Harbin Y-11 (2908634991): allen watkin from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Harbin Y-11: Ronidong· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 飞龙Y11: 李汉宗（Lhzss8）· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Harbin Y-11 (NATO reporting name Chan) is a high wing twin-engine piston utility and geological survey aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC).
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 17 m wingspan
base stats
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 51 years ago, in 1975.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 17 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1975-12-30
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- role
- utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
- makers
- Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
- engines
- 2× Huosai-6A
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 8
- length
- 12 m
- wingspan
- 17 m
- height
- 4.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,250 kg
- top speed
- 220 km/h
- cruise speed
- 175 km/h
- range
- 995 km
- ceiling
- 4,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3266828, Wikipedia: Harbin Y-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.