CAIC WZ-10
Role Attack helicopter
Manufacturer Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC)
Designer Wu Ximing
First flight 29 April 2003
Introduction December 2010
Status In service
Primary user People's Liberation Army
Number built 200+?
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 14.15 m
Rotor diameter: 13.0 m
Height: 3.85 m
Empty weight: 5,540 kg
Loaded weight: 7,000 kg
Useful load: 1,500 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 7,000+ kg
Powerplant: 2 × WZ-9 turboshaft , 1000 kw (1350 shp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 300+ km/h
Cruise speed: 270+ km/h
Ferry range: 800+ km
Service ceiling: 6,400 m
Rate of climb: over 12 m/s
Armament
Guns: 23 mm or 30 mm autocannon mounted on chin turret with 30 mm or 40 mm automatic grenade launchers,
or 14.5 mm Gatling gun
Hardpoints: 4
Rockets: 57 mm, 90 mm multi-barrel unguided rocket pods
Missiles:
Up to 8 HJ-10 air to surface / anti tank / anti helicopter missiles
Up to 8 HJ-8, HJ-9 missiles
Up to 8 TY-90 air-to-air missiles
Up to 4 PL-5, PL-7, PL-9 air-to-air missiles
Avionics
YH millimetre-wave fire-control radar
Helmet mounted sight with night vision goggles
BM/KG300G self protection jamming pod
Blue Sky navigation pod
KZ900 reconnaissance pod
YH-96 electronic warfare suite