AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
Construction type | Factory-built | ||
Control type | Piloted | ||
Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
Application | Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter. Licence built AS365N using largely locally produced sub-assemblies. Includes Avicopter AC312. Variant Z-19 an adaptation for combat roles.
Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
Hafei Z-9A | 1980 / 1981 | Licensed version of AS365 Dauphin. | |
Hafei Z-9W | 1987 / 1989 | Upgraded armed variant with modified nose and uprated engines, also kown as WZ-9. | |
Hafei Z-9WZ | 1999 / 2004 | Armmed reconnaissance variant, with reduced cabin doors and redesigned weapon pylons. | |
Hafei Z-9C | 2008 / 2010 | Naval version, design equivilant to AS565 Panther. | |
Avicopter AC312C | 2013 / | Based on Dauphin helicopters, light utility twin-engine helicopter with updated cabin and fuselage. |
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AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd | News |
Other aircraft programs: Harbin Y-12, Hafei Z-15