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Measured figures
Z-18F · overall, rotors turning
Single source23.05 m (75 ft 7 in) (overall, rotors turning)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Changhe Z-18 | Mitsubishi RP-1 |
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| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Experimental twin-engined helicopter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | Japan[source] |
| Manufacturer | Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation )[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] |
| Status | In service, in production[source] | — |
15.00 m (49 ft 2.5 in)[source]
Z-18F · Main rotor diameter
Single source19 m (62 ft 4 in)[source]
Z-18F · flight crew
Single source2 flight crew[source]
Maximum; Z-18F · Maximum speed
Single source336 km/h (209 mph, 181 kn)[source]
2 × Mitsubishi MG-5 Turboshaft each
Single source2 × Mitsubishi MG-5 Turboshaft , 447 kW (600 hp) each[source]
Z-18F · Service ceiling
Single source9,000 m (29,528 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user |
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People's Liberation Army[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2018[source] | — |
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| First flight | 2014[source] | 14 September 1994[source] |
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| Developed from | Avicopter AC313[source] | Sikorsky S-76[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] | — |
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| Powerplant | 3 × WZ-6C turboshafts[source] | — |
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| Number built | — |
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| Developed into | — | Mitsubishi MH2000[source] |
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