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Utility helicopter
Changhe Z-18 is a utility helicopter originating in China. It was built by Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation ).
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Utility helicopter
China
Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation )
In service, in production
People's Liberation Army
2018
2014
Avicopter AC313
2 flight crew
27 -30 troops or 15 stretchers or small vehicles or 5 tonnes of cargo to a range of up to 1000 km. (Z-18A)
23.05 m (75 ft 7 in) (overall, rotors turning)
7 m (23 ft 0 in)
7,000 kg (15,432 lb)
13,800 kg (30,360 lb)
3 × WZ-6C turboshafts
19 m (62 ft 4 in)
336 km/h (209 mph, 181 kn)
9,000 m (29,528 ft)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 23.05 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 23.05 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 23.05 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 23.05 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Changhe Z-18 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaLower-bound count for Changhe Z-18 · Z-18 / Changhe Z-18 · Z-18F / Changhe Z-18 · Z-18J. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 3 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4 / in service: 10 / in service: 4+. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lower-bound count for Changhe Z-18 · Z-18 / Changhe Z-18 · Z-18F / Changhe Z-18 · Z-18J. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 3 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4 / in service: 10 / in service: 4+. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Z-8L. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Heavy. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
China Coast Guard (CCG) exact named equipment holdings: Z-18. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Heavy. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.