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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Z-20 Airshow China 2022 fly: China News Service· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Z-20J helicopter 20241115: Z3144228· CC0
- 3. Z-20KA at China's Air Force Aviation Open Day 20250921: 颐园居· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Z-20KA helihoisting vehicle at CCAS2023 (20230724130019): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Z-20 Airshow China 2022 ground: 中国新闻社· CC BY 4.0
- 6. Z-20 Helicopter 20221020: 颐园居· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Z-20F helicopter: 中国新闻社· CC BY 4.0
- 8. Z-20J Helicopter flying demonstration 20241115: Z3144228· CC0
what is it?
The Harbin Z-20 (Chinese: 直-20) is a series of Chinese medium-lift utility helicopter produced by the Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG). It was first flown on 23 December 2013 and has a maximum takeoff weight in the range of 10 tonnes (22,000 lb). The Z-20 can operate from locations above 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in altitude as well as from the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 16 m main rotor
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 13 years ago, in 2013.
- Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Rotor of 16 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2013-12-23
- introduced
- 2019
- status
- in production
- number built
- 230
- role
- medium lift helicopter
- origin
- 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
- makers
- Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
- engines
- 2× WZ-10
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 15
- length
- 20 m
- rotor diameter
- 16 m
- height
- 5.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 10 t
- top speed
- 360 km/h
- cruise speed
- 290 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 6,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q15591579, Wikipedia: Harbin Z-20 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.