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Measured figures
Z-18F · overall, rotors turning
Single source23.05 m (75 ft 7 in) (overall, rotors turning)[source]
IAR 316 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Changhe Z-18 | IAR 316 |
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| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Light utility /training helicopter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | Romania[source] |
| Manufacturer | Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation )[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Status | In service, in production[source] | operational for training purposes |
12.82 m (42 ft 1 in)[source]
IAR 316 · Range
Single source540 km (340 mi, 290 nmi)[source]
IAR 316 · 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft
Single source1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 425 kW (570 hp)[source]
IAR 316 · 852 ft/min
Single source4.33 m/s (852 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army[source] | Romanian Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2018[source] | 1971[source] |
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| First flight | 2014[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Avicopter AC313[source] | Aérospatiale Alouette III[source] |
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| 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 passengers[source] |
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| Powerplant | 3 × WZ-6C turboshafts[source] | — |
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| Number built | — | 250[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1971-1987[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 550 kg (1,210 lb) maximum[source] |
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| Fuselage width | — | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | — | 95.4 m 2 (1,027 sq ft)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 2 hardpoints for anti-tank guided missiles[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Romania[source] |
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