Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation

Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation is a Chinese helicopter manufacturer and supplier to the People's Liberation Army of China. The company is based in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. Changhe employs 4300 employees in two production facilities with 1.29 million sq. metres and 0.22 million sq. metres of construction area. It has a joint venture of Agusta Helicopter (Jiangxi Changhe-Agusta Helicopter Co., Ltd) and relationship with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Its subsidiary, Changhe Machinery Factory, is a major automobile company in China.

History

The company was established in 1969 as a state enterprise and now as a contractor to the People's Liberation Army.

Products

Helicopters

• CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter; it is scheduled to replace Wuzhuang Zhisheng WZ-9
• Changhe Z-8 naval and Z-8A army heavy transport helicopter - Chinese variant of SA321Ja Super Frelon
• Changhe CA109 Utility Helicopter Chinese version of A109
• Zhi Z-11J - military utility light helicopter
• Zhi Z-11 - civilian utility light helicopter

Parts

• Tail rotor pylon for the Sikorsky S-92
• Fuselage for the Sikorsky S-76

See also

• ACAC consortium
• Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• China Aviation Industry Corporation
• China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
• Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
• Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation

• Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• Shaanxi Aircraft Company
• Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
• Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation

Further reading

• Medeiros, Evan S. (2005.) "A new direction for China's defense industry." Rand Corporation. ISBN 0-8330-3794-3

External links

• Official Changhe Aircraft Industries Group website (English)
• 昌河飞机工业（集团）有限责任公司 (Chinese)