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Measured figures
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Single source593 km (368 mi, 320nmi[source]
1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw ( ) takeoff power
Single source1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw (847 hp) takeoff power[source]
1,770 ft/min
Single source9.0 m/s (1,770 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Changhe Z-18 | Eurocopter EC130 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | France Germany Europe[source] |
| Manufacturer | Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation )[source] | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Status | In service, in production[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army[source] | — |
| Introduction date | 2018[source] | 2001[source] |
| First flight | 2014[source] | 24 June 1999[source] |
| Developed from | Avicopter AC313[source] | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil[source] |
| Capacity | 27 -30 troops or 15 stretchers or small vehicles or 5 tonnes of cargo to a range of up to 1000 km. (Z-18A)[source] | 5-6 (1 pilot)[source] |
| Powerplant | 3 × WZ-6C turboshafts[source] | — |
| Number built | — | 1000[source] |
| Manufactured | — | 1999–present[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 540 L (140 US gal; 120 imp gal)[source] |
Maximum take-off; with external load
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