Harbin Z-9 Haitun
Licensed to produce Aéropatiale's SA 365N Dauphin II helicopter on 2 July 1980, the Chinese government approved the license in October and tasked the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HAMC) and SAEC at Zhuzhou with production of the airframe and engine, respectively. The twin-engined helicopter has retractable tricycle landing gear and a flight crew of one; the maximum passenger capacity is nine. Maximum internal and external payloads are 2,038 kg and 1,600 kg, respectively.
In China the helicopter was redesignated Z-9 Haitun and the engine (Turboméca Arriel IC1) as the WZ8A. The Harbine Engine Factory (HEF) manufactured the drive train; rotor blades were subcontracted to Baoding Propeller Factory. The first 28 helicopters were assembled with French manufactured CKD kits.
Overview
Data on design, manufacture and statusDesign authority: Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale
Primary manufacturer: Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Parent type: Harbin Z-9
Aircraft status: Status unknown
Configuration
Primary flight and mechanical characteristicsVTOL type: Helicopter
Lift devices: 1 Single main rotor
Dedicated control device: 1 Fenestron/Shrouded tail rotor
Crew required: 1 in Side-by-side arrangement
Landing gear: Wheels (all retractable)
Key Characteristics
Data on key physical featuresAircraft Details
Data on aircraft configuration, weights, flight performance and equipmentReferences
References and sources used2008 (page 282)
Book
5 July 2017 (page 274)
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