Z-19

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2012
First Flight : 2011
Total Production : 200

Model	Status	Year	Produced
Z-19	Active	2012	200

Z-19

Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Active
Also Known As : Black Whirlwind (Chinese nickname), WZ-19 (export designation), Z-19E (export version)
Origin : China
Contractor : Harbin Aviation Industry
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2012
First Flight : 2011
Total Production : 200

The Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) Z-19, WZ-19 export designation, is a light attack and reconnaissance helicopter derived from the Harbin Z-9W tactical transport helicopter. The aircraft was developed by Harbin Aviation Industry with the maiden flight performed in 2011 and its entry into service one year later. The Z-19 helicopter features a tandem two-seat cockpit and can be fitted with pod-mounted 23mm guns, rocket launchers, HJ-8 anti-tank missiles and TY-90 air-to-air missiles. Besides, the Z-19 helicopter features a pod with FLIR, TV and laser designator/range finder mounted under the aircraft's nose. The aircraft is powered by two WZ-8C turboshafts developing 940-hp of power at takeoff. The Z-19 light attack and reconnaissance helicopter is intended to complement the heavier and more sophisticated Z-10 attack helicopter within the Chinese military.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
China	Active	186/200

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	2
Main Rotor Blades	4
Number of Engines	2
Area
Main Rotor Disc Area	112 square meter
Dimensions
Height	4.0 meter
Length	12 meter
Main Gun Caliber	23 millimeter
Main Rotor Diameter	11.9 meter
Mass
Empty Weight	2,350 kilogram
Max Takeoff Weight	4,500 kilogram
Performance
Ceiling	6,000 meter
Max Range	700 kilometer
Power
Max Power at TakeOff	1,880 hp
Speed
Climb Rate	9 mps
Cruise Speed	245 kph
Top Speed at High Altitude	280 kph
Time
Flight Endurance	4 hour

Gear


Air-to-Air Missiles
TY-90	4
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
HJ-8E	8

News

Friday, 18 May, 2018

China Testing Z-19 Helicopter in Anti-Ship Configuration

A new version of China’s domestic Harbin Z-19 multirole reconnaissance/attack helicopter, the Z-19E, concluded its firing tests, state-owned developer Aviation Industry Corporation

Saturday, 24 February, 2018

Chinese Z-20 Military Medium-Lift Helicopter Getting Closer to Entry into Service

New online photos of China's Z-20 10-ton utility helicopter have sparked heated discussion on the Internet.

Thursday, 18 May, 2017

Z-19E Armed Scout Helicopter Makes its Maiden Flight

HARBIN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-developed Z-19E armed helicopter made its maiden flight Thursday in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

Saturday, 10 September, 2016

Chinese Army to Equip All Units with WZ-10 Attack Helicopters

An updated version of China’s WZ-10 combat helicopters will soon be assigned to all ground force aviation units, according to the China Daily.

Friday, 11 September, 2015

China Developing Fourth Generation Combat Stealth Helicopter

Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has confirmed it has started the development of a fourth-generation attack helicopter with “stealth capability”; it will “feature supreme

Photo Gallery

April 2024

A helicopter attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army sits on the airfield during a flight training exercise on March 10, 2024

A helicopter attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army flies in low-altitude during a flight training exercise on March 10, 2024

March 2024

A helicopter attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army lifts off for a training mission after snow on February 20, 2024

January 2024

Crews assigned to a brigade with the Chinese PLA Army practice flight skills during a round-the-clock flight training exercise recently

November 2018

Pilots assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army hover over the flightline in their Z-19 attack helicopters prior to an actual combat flight training exercise in east China's Shandong Province on November 7, 2018

August 2018

A WZ-19 attack helicopter attached to an air assault brigade under the PLA Army fires a missile at mock aerial target during a live-fire flight training exercise in south China's Guangdong Province on August 28, 2018

April 2018

Multi-type attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army prepare to lift off for a night flight training exercise on April 18, 2018

Two Z-19 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army prepare to land after a night flight training exercise on March 30, 2018

March 2018

Z-8 and Z-19 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army land successively at a parking apron after completing the flight training in eastern China's Shandong Province on March 21, 2018

A Z-19 attack helicopter attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army hovers at an extremely-low altitude during a flight training exercise in east China's Shandong Province on March 5, 2018

February 2018

Z-19 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army lift off successively for a simulated long-distance assault operation on February 24, 2018

Notes

^* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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