Changhe Z-11

Z-11
A Changhe Z-11WB on display at the 2016 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.
General information
TypeLight utility helicopter
National originChina
ManufacturerChanghe Aircraft Industries Corporation
StatusActive, In production
Primary userPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force
History
Manufactured1994-present
Introduction dateSeptember 1998
First flight22 December 1994
Developed fromEurocopter AS350 Écureuil

The Changhe Z-11 is a light utility helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). According to the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation website, it is claimed to be the first indigenously-designed helicopter in China. However, it is largely based on the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.