Harbin Z-9

Z-9
General information
TypeMedium multi-purpose utility helicopter
National originChina
ManufacturerHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
StatusIn service
Primary usersPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force
Number built200+
History
Manufactured1981–present
Introduction date1994
First flight1981
Developed fromEurocopter AS365 Dauphin
VariantsHarbin Z-19

The Harbin Z-9 (NATO reporting name "Haitun", Chinese: 海豚; lit. 'Dolphin'[1]) is a Chinese military utility helicopter with armed variants, manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. It is a license-built variant of the French Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin.

  1. ^ Parsch, Andreas; Aleksey V. Martynov (2008). "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". Designation-Systems.net. Retrieved 13 April 2010.