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Measured figures
S-92 · fuselage
Single source17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) fuselage[source]
S-92 · Range
Single source539 nmi (620 mi, 998 km)[source]
Z-20 · Combat range
Single source560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)[source]
Z-20 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines, 1,600–2,000 kW (2,100–2,700 hp) each[source]
S-92 · 2 × General Electric CT7-8A turboshaft engines, 2,520 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × General Electric CT7-8A turboshaft engines, 2,520 shp (1,880 kW) each[source]
Z-20 · 1,400 ft/min
Single source7.1 m/s (1,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Harbin Z-20 | Sikorsky S-92 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium lift helicopter[source] | Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Harbin Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Sikorsky Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In service, in production[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force People's Armed Police[source] | CHC Helicopter Petroleum Helicopters International Bristow Helicopters Cougar Helicopters[source] |
| Number built | 230+[source] | at least 300[source] |
| Introduction date | 1 October 2019[source] | 2004[source] |
| First flight | 23 December 2013[source] | December 23, 1998[source] |
| Developed into | Harbin Z-21[source] | — |
| Capacity | 12-15 passengers, 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of cargo internally, 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of cargo externally[source] | 19 passengers[source] |
| Guns | Provision for machine guns and autocannons[source] | — |
| Hardpoints | 4 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: Various rocket pods 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 YJ-9 anti-ship missile[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 YJ-9 anti-ship missile[source] | — |
| Manufactured | — | 1998–present[source] |
| Developed from | — | Sikorsky S-70[source] |
| Variants | — | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone Sikorsky VH-92[source] |
| Cabin dimensions | — | 20 ft (6 m) long by 6.6 ft (2 m) tall[source] |
| Main rotor area | — | 2,492.3 sq ft (231.54 m 2 )[source] |
| Blade section | — | - root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09[source] |
| Disk loading | — | 9.8 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )[source] |
| Power/mass | — | 0.23 hp/lb (0.38 kW/kg)[source] |