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Harbin Z-5
Harbin Z-5 holding a hover
General information
TypeTransport helicopter/Utility helicopter
ManufacturerHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Designer
StatusIn limited service with the Korean People's Air Force
Primary userChina (historical)
Number built558
History
First flight14 December 1958
Developed fromMil Mi-4
VariantsHarbin/CHDRI Z-6

The Harbin Z-5 (Zhishengji – helicopter) is a Chinese variant of the Soviet Mil Mi-4 piston powered helicopter. Before its discontinuation from service, it was produced in Harbin, China.

History

The Soviets provided China with Mi-4 blueprints just a few years before the Sino-Soviet split in 1958; maiden flight was in 1958 and mass production started in the mid-1960s. China has produced a number of unique variants through this model, and the Z-5 was employed by the PLA, PLAAF and PLANAF in large numbers as reserve forces. A total of 558 Z-5 were built. A few Z-5 helicopters were modified to carry machine-guns and rocket pods.[1]

During the Chinese-Western rapprochement, one Z-5 was refitted with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 "Twin Pac" turbo-shaft engine in 1979. Some sources refer to this as the Z-6, but this variant was discontinued after its first model.[2]

Variants

Z-5
Military transport helicopter.
Z-5 assault helicopter
Some Z-5 were converted to carry rocket pods on outriggers in addition to a gondola with a forward firing machine gun manned by the flight engineer.
Z-5 Xuanfeng
Civil transport helicopter.
Z-5 VIP helicopter
VIP versions distinguishable by larger rectangular windows in the cabin.
Z-5 agricultural helicopter
Some Z-5s were fitted with chemical hoppers and/or spray gear for agricultural or forestry protection use.
Z-5 SAR helicopter
Thirteen z-5s are known to have been converted to SAR helicopters with a winch and external fuel tanks.
Harbin/CHDRI Z-6
A turboshaft variant of the Z-5, eleven aircraft built.

Operators

Current

 North Korea

Former

 Albania
Harbin Z-5 at China Aviation Museum, Beijing
 China
Khmer Rouge

Specifications (Z-5)

Data from Chinese Aircraft[12]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Capacity: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) normal payload, 1,550 kg (3,417 lb) maximum internal payload, 1,300 kg (2,866 lb) maximum slung payload.
  • Length: 25.017 m (82 ft 1 in) including main rotor and tail rotor
  • Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
  • Max takeoff weight: 7,600 kg (16,755 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Dongan HS-7 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,250 kW (1,680 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 21 m (68 ft 11 in)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
  • Ferry range: 780 km (480 mi, 420 nmi) with external fuel tanks

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. ^ "AirForceWorld.com Z5 Helicopter Armed Version". AirForceWorld.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ^ Source: www.vectorsite.net by Greg Goebel (public domain)
  3. ^ "Portfolio: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Air Force". .acig.org. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ IISS 2024, p. 284.
  5. ^ "Arms transfer database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ Wragg 2011, p. 50.
  7. ^ Wragg 2011, p. 93.
  8. ^ Helicopters: An Illustrated History Of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. 2005. ISBN 9781851094684.
  9. ^ People's Liberation Army Navy: Combat System Technology, 1949–2010. Naval Institute Press. 2011. ISBN 9781612510323.
  10. ^ Wragg 2011, p. 94.
  11. ^ Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 112.
  12. ^ Gordon, Yefim; Dmitry Komissarov (2008). Chinese Aircraft. Manchester: Hikoki Publications. pp. 263–266. ISBN 9-781902-109046.

Bibliography

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Z-5