Changhe Z-11 is a multi-purpose light helicopter . In the Chinese Air Force, the combat version was named CZ-11W (Z-11W) .
| Z-11 | |
|---|---|
 In the background on the right is the Pampero helicopter (CZ-11 of the Argentine assembly). In the foreground is the Unasur I plane | |
| Type of | light multi-purpose helicopter |
| Developer |  Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation |
| Manufacturer | Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC)  Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) |
| Chief Designer | Wu Simin |
| First flight | December 1994 |
| Start of operation | September 1998 |
| Status | operated by |
| Operators | Chinese Air Force Argentine Army Aviation |
| Development program cost | 10 million dollars [1] |
| Base model | AS350B Squirrel |
Since 1991, the development of the helicopter was carried out by the Chinese company Changhe Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation based on the French helicopter Eurocopter AS.350 Écureuil [2] .
Single-rotor helicopter with tail rotor.
He made his first flight in December 1994 (according to other sources - in 1997 [3] ). Able to reach speeds of up to 278 kilometers per hour and fly to a distance of 652 kilometers.
Helicopters are manufactured under license by the Argentine company FAdeA under the brand name "Pampero" [4] [5] [6] [7] .
Currently, the Avicopter AC301 civilian helicopter is being developed on the basis of Z-11 [8] .
Modifications
- Z-11J - Training Modification
- Z-11MB1 - civilian version with Arriel 2B1A engine
- Z-11ME1 - Civil Version
- CZ-11W (Z-11W) - combat version
- Z-11WA - reconnaissance helicopter
Performance Specifications
Data Source: Jane's, 2003.
- Specifications
- Crew : 1
- Passenger Capacity: 6
- Length : 11.24 m
- Height : 3.14 m
- Empty weight: 1120 kg
- Maximum take-off weight : 2200 kg
- Powerplant : 1 × GTD WZ-8D
- Engine power: 1 × 684 hp (1 × 510 kW)
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 278 km / h
- Cruising speed : 240 km / h
- Practical range: 598 km
- Practical ceiling : 5240 m
- Rate of climb : 10.3 m / s
Notes
- ↑ Ray Prouty. Helicopter Aerodynamics, Vol. 2. - Eagle Eye Solutions, LLC, 2009 .-- S. 88. - 550 p.
- ↑ Roger Cliff, Chad JR Ohlandt, David Yang. Ready for takeoff: China's advancing aerospace industry. - Santa Monica: RANDCorporation, 2011 .-- S. 30 .-- 142 p.
- ↑ Savinsky Yu.E. The world of the helicopter. - M .: Triumph, 2014 .-- S. 299. - 520 p.
- ↑ CZ-11 Pampero (Spanish) (unavailable link) . Official site FAdeA. Date of treatment November 17, 2013. Archived November 9, 2013.
- ↑ FAdeA To Build JF-17 Thunder MRCA . Malaysia Flying Herald (September 30, 2013). Date of treatment November 17, 2013.
- ↑ 10/19/11 Agreement on the assembly of Chinese helicopters in Argentina - Military parity
- ↑ Lenta.ru: Weapons: Argentina bought a license for Chinese attack helicopters
- ↑ AC301 Light Civil Helicopter . GlobalSecurity.org .