Airbus Helicopters H175 vs Harbin Z-21

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Airbus Helicopters H175

Medium utility helicopter

Credit

Ronnie Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Airbus Helicopters H175EC175 · rotors running

18.06 m

Length source ↗

Harbin Z-21Z-21 · Length

16 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

18.06mEC175 · rotors running

16mZ-21 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

EC175 · rotors running

Single source

18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) rotors running^[source]

16 m

Z-21 · Length

Single source

16 m (52 ft 6 in)^[source]

14.8mEC175 · Main rotor diameter

13.35mZ-21 · ×

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.8 m

EC175 · Main rotor diameter

Single source

14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)^[source]

13.35 m

Z-21 · ×

Single source

× 13.35 m (43 ft 10 in)^[source]

5.34mEC175 · to tail rotor tip

3.86mZ-21 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5.34 m

EC175 · to tail rotor tip

Single source

5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) to tail rotor tip^[source]

3.86 m

Z-21 · Height

Single source

3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)^[source]

7.8t

10t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,603 kg

Empty; EC175 · Empty weight

Single source

7,500 kg

Gross; EC175 · Gross weight

Single source

7,800 kg

Maximum take-off; EC175 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

4,603 kg (10,148 lb)^[source]

7,500 kg (16,535 lb)^[source]

7,800 kg (17,196 lb)^[source]

5,200 kg

Empty; Z-21 · Empty weight

Single source

10,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Z-21 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

5,200 kg (11,464 lb)^[source]

10,000 kg (22,046 lb)^[source]

2EC175 · Crew

2Z-21 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

EC175 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

Z-21 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

315km/hMaximum; EC175 · Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

300 km/h

Cruise; EC175 · Cruise speed

Single source

315 km/h

Maximum; EC175 · Maximum speed

Single source

315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)^[source]

300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)^[source]

1,259kmEC175 · Range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,259 km

EC175 · Range

Single source

1,160 km

Official specification · h175; 1,160 km

Manufacturer claim

1,259 km (782 mi, 680 nmi)^[source]

1,160 km^[source]

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650kmZ-21 · Combat range

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

650 km

Z-21 · Combat range

Single source

650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)^[source]

1,324kW

1,790kWZ-21 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,324 kW

EC175 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines with dual channel FADEC each for take-off

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines with dual channel FADEC, 1,324 kW (1,776 hp) each for take-off^[source]

1,790 kW

Z-21 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines, 1,790 kW (2,400 hp) each^[source]

6,000mEC175 · Service ceiling

6,250mZ-21 · approx

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6,000 m

EC175 · Service ceiling

Single source

6,000 m (20,000 ft)^[source]

6,250 m

Z-21 · approx

Single source

6,250 m (20,510 ft) (approx.)^[source]

18m/sEC175 · 3,600.0 ft/min

13m/sZ-21 · 2,500 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.288 m/s

EC175 · 3,600.0 ft/min

Single source

18.288 m/s (3,600.0 ft/min)^[source]

13 m/s

Z-21 · 2,500 ft/min

Single source

13 m/s (2,500 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Airbus Helicopters H175 and Harbin Z-21 configuration
Specification	Airbus Helicopters H175	Harbin Z-21
Type	Medium utility helicopter^[source]	—
National origin	Multinational^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]	Harbin Aircraft Industry Group^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Manufactured	2009–present^[source]	—
Introduction date	H175 : December 2014^[source]	—
First flight	H175: 17 December 2009 AC352: 20 December 2016^[source]	—
Capacity	12-18 pax^[source] up to 18 passengers^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	2,710 L (720 US gal; 600 imp gal) / 2,136 kg (4,709 lb)^[source]	—
Main rotor area	172 m 2 (1,850 sq ft)^[source]	—
Guns	—	1x 30 mm (1.181 in) auto cannon^[source]
Hardpoints	—	6 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of:^[source]
Rockets	—	Various rocket pods^[source]
Missiles	—	AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile^[source]
Other	—	500kg drop tank^[source]
Country of origin	—	China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 12, row 7, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01
Reported operators	Reported operator · Hong Kong	—

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Airbus Helicopters H175

Harbin Z-21

Type

Medium utility helicopter^[source]

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National origin

Multinational^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]

Harbin Aircraft Industry Group^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Manufactured

2009–present^[source]

—

Introduction date

H175 : December 2014^[source]

—

First flight

H175: 17 December 2009 AC352: 20 December 2016^[source]

—

Capacity

12-18 pax^[source]

up to 18 passengers^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

2,710 L (720 US gal; 600 imp gal) / 2,136 kg (4,709 lb)^[source]

—

Main rotor area

172 m 2 (1,850 sq ft)^[source]

—

Guns

—

1x 30 mm (1.181 in) auto cannon^[source]

Hardpoints

—

6 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of:^[source]

Rockets

—

Various rocket pods^[source]

Missiles

—

AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile^[source]

Other

—

500kg drop tank^[source]

Country of origin

—

China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 12, row 7, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01

Reported operators

Reported operator · Hong Kong

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