Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
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Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC), often shortened to Hafei, is an aircraft manufacturing company located in Harbin
, the capital of the Heilongjiang Province
of the People's Republic of China
.
The company was founded in 1952 to manufacturer planes for domestic sales, but today it supplies various components for foreign aerospace companies. It is a subsidiary of AVIC II.
A subsidiary of Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation -- Hafei Motor
, is one of the major automobile manufactures in China.
aircraft. It produced the Z-5, the Mil Mi-4
helicopter
, and the H-5 light bomber -a copy of the Ilyushin Il-28
.
It then produced the Harbin Y-11
a light twin-engined utility aircraft — an aircraft of its own design and not a licensed copy. The Harbin Y-12
which followed, while similar to the Y-11, was a largely new aircraft.
Bombers
Patrol/Utility Aircraft
Transports
Airliners
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, the capital of the Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The company was founded in 1952 to manufacturer planes for domestic sales, but today it supplies various components for foreign aerospace companies. It is a subsidiary of AVIC II.
A subsidiary of Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation -- Hafei Motor
Hafei Motor
Hafei, officially the Harbin HF Automobile Industry Group Co Ltd , is a Chinese holding company whose subsidiaries make automobile engines; sedans; MPVs; and mini vehicles, small trucks and vans that see commercial use...
, is one of the major automobile manufactures in China.
History
The 1st factory opened in 1952 to repair aircraft. In 1958, it began producing licensed copies of SovietSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
aircraft. It produced the Z-5, the Mil Mi-4
Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.-Design and development:...
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
, and the H-5 light bomber -a copy of the Ilyushin Il-28
Ilyushin Il-28
The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316...
.
It then produced the Harbin Y-11
Harbin Y-11
|-References:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0 7106-0748-2.* Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Chinese Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008. ISBN 9 781902 109046- External links :...
a light twin-engined utility aircraft — an aircraft of its own design and not a licensed copy. The Harbin Y-12
Harbin Y-12
-See also:-Bibliography:* Taylor, John W R. . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. ISBN 07106-0867-5....
which followed, while similar to the Y-11, was a largely new aircraft.
Major products
Helicopters- Harbin Z-5Harbin Z-5The Harbin Z-5 is a Chinese copy of the Soviet Mil Mi-4 piston engined helicopter. It was produced in the city of Harbin, China. The USSR provided China with blueprints in 1958, a few years before the Sino-Soviet split. The first flight was in 1959, but serial production was delayed and didn't...
- Chinese variant of the Mil Mi-4Mil Mi-4The Mil Mi-4 was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.-Design and development:...
transport helicopter - Harbin Z-9Harbin Z-9|-See also:-External links:* * *...
medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter - Chinese variant of the Eurocopter DauphinEurocopter DauphinThe Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:... - Harbin Z-9W/GHarbin Z-9|-See also:-External links:* * *...
attack helicopter - Harbin Zhi-15 medium utility helicopter
- HC-120Eurocopter ColibriThe Eurocopter EC120 Colibri is a 5-seat, single-engine, single main rotor, light helicopter. Jointly designed and developed by Eurocopter, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation , Harbin Aviation Industries Ltd and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd at Eurocopter France's...
joint-developed with Eurocopter and Singapore Technologies Aerospace, Ltd.
Bombers
- Harbin H-5 - Chinese variant of the Ilyushin Il-28Ilyushin Il-28The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316...
bomber - Harbin SH-5Harbin SH-5-See also:-References:***...
amphibious bomber - HongDian-5 ECMElectronic countermeasuresAn electronic countermeasure is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting information to an enemy...
version of Harbin H-5, being replaced
Patrol/Utility Aircraft
- Harbin PS-5 Patrol Anti-submarine seaplane version of Harbin SH-5Harbin SH-5-See also:-References:***...
- Harbin Y-11Harbin Y-11|-References:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0 7106-0748-2.* Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Chinese Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008. ISBN 9 781902 109046- External links :...
high wing twin-engine piston utility aircraft
Transports
- Harbin Y-12Harbin Y-12-See also:-Bibliography:* Taylor, John W R. . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. ISBN 07106-0867-5....
utility STOL transport and variant of the Harbin Y-11Harbin Y-11|-References:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0 7106-0748-2.* Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Chinese Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008. ISBN 9 781902 109046- External links :...
Airliners
- ERJ 145,under the jointveture of EmbraerEmbraerEmbraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services....
by Harbin Embraer
See also
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- China Aviation Industry Corporation
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- People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceThe People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
- Aviation Industries of China I
- Aviation Industries of China II