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. Includes Z-9WZ armed reconnaissance variant, with reduced cabin doors and redesigned weapon pylons. | |
| Hafei Z-9C | 2008 / 2010 | Naval version, design equivilant to AS565 Panther. | |
| Harbin Z-19 | 2012 / 2010 | Specialised combat variant, includes Z-19E export variant. | |
| Avicopter AC312C | 2013 / | Based on Dauphin helicopters, light utility twin-engine helicopter with updated cabin and fuselage. |
View full news archive for the Hafei Z-9.
See recent updates (latest 19/12/2024)
| AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd | News |
Other aircraft programs: Harbin Y-12, Hafei Z-15
| Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse | Analysis | News | Air Conditioning Equipment: Air management system (AC312C/E) |
| Breeze-Eastern Corporation | Analysis | Safety Equipment: Optional HS-20200 electric rescue hoist system (Z-9A) |
| Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems | Analysis | Safety Equipment: Externally mounted rescue hoist system (SAR option) |
| CMC Electronics Inc. | Analysis | Flight Management Systems: CMA-9000 FMS (AC312C) |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Weather Mapping Radar: RTA-4112 Multiscan weather radar (AC312E/C) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Weather Mapping Radar: Optional Primus 660 weather radar (AC312C) |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: Pro Line 21 cockpit display system |
| CMC Electronics Inc. | Analysis | GPS: CMA-5024 GPS landing system sensor (AC312C) |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Collision Avoidance Systems/TCAS: TTR-4100 TCAS II for (AC312E/C) |
| AVIC Aircraft Corporation (was Shaanxi Aircraft Industry) | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (WZ-8A - Hafei Z-9A - WZ-8A WZ-8C - Avicopter AC312C - WZ-8C WZ-8F - Hafei Z-9C - WZ-8F; Hafei Z-9W - WZ-8F - ) |
| Safran Helicopter Engines | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (Arriel 2 - Hafei Z-9C - Arriel 2C ) |
| Shenyang Liming Aero Engine Group Corp. | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (WZ-8G - Hafei Z-9W - WZ-8G; Harbin Z-19 - WZ-8G ) |
| Secondo Mona SpA | Analysis | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Fuel system (AC312C) |
| Baoding Propeller Factory | Analysis | Rotor Hub Assemblies: (Z-9A); Helicopter Rotors: Ducted tail rotor blades (Z-9A) |
