AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Amphibious, Cargo, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Multimission helicopter with three turboshaft engines. Based on AS321 Super Frelon; original development was Changhe Z-8. Includes military variant Z-18 (developed to replace the Z-8).
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Avicopter Z-8 | 1985 / 1985 | 2011 | Original variant. |
| Avicopter AC313 | 2008 / 2010 | Baseline variant, also known as Changhe Z-8F-100. | |
| Avicopter Z-18 | 2014 / 2014 | Military variant. | |
| Avicopter AC313A | 2022 / 2022 | Upgraded AC313, with redesigned, enlarged fuselage and modernised avionics. |
View full news archive for the Avicopter AC313.
| Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Co. (CHAIG) | News |
Other aircraft programs: Avicopter AC311, CHRDI Z-10, Leonardo AW109
| Cascade Engineering | Analysis | Composite Design Consultants: Advised on manufacturing to retain strength and on a strength testing programme |
| Dart Aerospace Company | Analysis | News | Aerial Firefighting Equipment: Fire Attack system (AC313) |
| GKN Aerospace - Cowes | Analysis | News | Flotation Gear: Emergency flotation system (AC313) |
| Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (WZ-6C - Avicopter Z-18 ) |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (PT6B-67 Series - Avicopter AC313 - PT6A-67A ) |
| Safran Helicopter Engines | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (Makila 2 - Avicopter Z-8 - Makila 2A ) |
| Changsha ZT Aero Transmission Co., Ltd | Analysis | Gearboxes: |
| Cascade Engineering | Analysis | Stress Analysis: Provided manufacturing support to allow alternative suppliers to produce components for engine air filter |
