Helicopter Z-9 Haitun
| Service History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium multi-purpose utility helicopter | |
| Place of origin | China | |
| Manufacturer | Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation | |
| First flight | 1981 | |
| Introduction | 1994 | |
| Status | In service | |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Pakistan Naval Air Arm | |
| Produced | 1981-present | |
| Number built | 200+ | |
| Developed from | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | |
| Variants | Harbin (Haitun) Z-19 | |
| General characteristics | ||
| Crew | 1 or 2 pilots | |
| Capacity | 0 passengers or 1,900 kg (4,189 lb) payload internal, 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) payload slung | |
| Length | 12.11 m (39 ft 9 in) | |
| Height | 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) | |
| Empty weight | 2,050 kg (4,519 lb) | |
| Max takeoff weight | 4,100 kg (9,039 lb) | |
| Powerplant | 2 × Zhuzhou Aeroengine Factory WZ-8A turboshaft, 632 kW (848 hp) each | |
| Main rotor diameter | 11.94 m (39 ft 2 in) | |
| Main rotor area | 111.98 m2 (1,205.3 sq ft) swept area | |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn) | |
| Cruise speed | 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn) | |
| Ferry range | 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) with internal auxiliary tank | |
| Endurance | 5 hours | |
| Service ceiling | 4,500 m (14,800 ft) * | |
| Hovering Ceiling in ground effect | 2,600 m (8,530 ft) | |
| Hovering Ceiling out of ground effect | 1,600 m (5,249 ft) | |
| Armament | ||
| 2 fixed 23 mm Type 23-2 (AM-23) cannon on attack variants. Pylons for rockets, gun pods, ET52 torpedo, HJ-8 anti-tank missiles, or TY-90 air-to-air missiles. | ||
The Harbin Z-9 (NATO reporting name "Haitun", Chinese: 海豚 for Dolphin) is a Chinese military utility helicopter with civilian variants. It is a licensed variant of the French Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, and is manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation.
Design and development
The first Z-9 flew in 1981, and was built in China from components supplied by Aérospatiale as part of a production patent bought on 15 October 1980. On 16 January 1992, the indigenous variant Z-9B, constructed with 70% Chinese-made parts, flew successfully. The flight test was completed in November 1992 and the design was finalized a month later. Z-9B production began in 1993 and entered PLA service in 1994.
The Z-9B features an 11-blade Fenestron faired-in tail rotor with wider-chord, all-composite blades replacing the 13-blade used in the original AS365N. As a light tactical troop transport, the Z-9 has the capacity to transport 10 fully armed soldiers. Generally the Z-9 is identical to the AS365N Dauphin, though later variants of the Z-9 incorporate more composite materials to increase structural strength and lower radar signature.
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