Harbin Z-5

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article does not cite any references or sources. (January 2007)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.
Harbin Z-5
Type transport/utility helicopter
Manufacturer Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Designed by Mil
Primary user China
Developed from Mil Mi-4

The Harbin Z-5 is a Chinese copy of the Soviet Mil Mi-4 piston engined helicopter. It was produced in the city of Harbin, China. The USSR provided China with blueprints in 1958, a few years before the Sino-Soviet split. First flight was in 1959, but serial production was delayed and didn't start until the mid-1960's. China has produced a number of unique variants, and the Z-5 is still in use with the PLA, PLAAF and PLANAF, although it seems to be no longer in production. China also exported a number of Z-5 to client states. About 545 were built.

One Z-5 was reengined with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 "Twin Pac" turboshaft in 1979, during the Chinese-Western rapprochement. Some sources refer to this as the Z-6, but the experiment went no further. [1]

  1. ^ Source: www.vectorsite.net by Greg Goebel (public domain)

[edit] Variants

  • Z-5 : Military transport helicopter.
  • Z-6 : One Z-5 helicopter fitted with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 "Twin Pac" turboshaft engine.
  • Xuanfeng : Civil transport helicopter.

[edit] Military operators

Flag of Albania Albania
Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
v • d • e
PLAAF/PLANAF helicopters

Z-5 • Z-6 • Z-8 • Z-9 • WZ-10 • Z-11
v • d • e
Lists relating to aviation
General
Military
Accidents/incidents
Records