Z-8 Helicopter (Super Frelon) - Specifications
| Type | Transport helicopter |
| Country of origin | People's Republic of China |
| production company | China Helicopter Design and Research Institute Changhe Machinery Factory (now Changhe Aircraft Industry Corporation ), etc. |
| First flight | December 11, 1985 |
| status of use | active duty |
| main user | People's Republic of China |
| Production quantity | 130+ |
| Developed from | Super Frelon Helicopter |
| Derivative | AC313 civil aircraft |
| Straight-8A data | |
| Rotor diameter | 18.9m |
| Tail rotor diameter | 4.00m |
| Fuselage length | 20.27m |
| Fuselage width (with pontoon) | 5.2m |
| Width of cargo bay (at the floor) | 1.90m |
| Height of cargo bay | 1.83m |
| Whole cabin volume | 28.9m3 |
| Main rotor disc | 280.48m2 |
| Tail rotor disc | 12.57m2 |
| Fuel tanks | 3 groups of 8 soft fuel tanks with a total effective volume of 3900 liters. Each group of fuel tanks has a gravity filler port located on the left side of the fuselage. |
| Empty weight | 6980-7095kg |
| Weight (with equipment) | 7550kg |
| Maximum commercial load | 3000 kg |
| Max useful load (int.) | 4000kg |
| Max useful load (sling loads) | 5000kg |
| Max takeoff weight (standard fuel) | 10592kg |
| Max takeoff weight (auxiliary fuel) | 12074-13,000kg |
| Passenger capacity | 27 ~ 39 |
| Engine | 3 turboshaft-6 engines ; two in front of the reducer and one behind; the maximum take-off power of a single one is 1128 kW (1550 hp ) |
| Landing gear | front three-point dual-chamber wheeled landing gear |
| Maximum speed | 273 km / h |
| Maximum range | 800 km |
| Maximum endurance time | 4 hours 06 minutes. |
| Economic cruise speed | 232 km / h |
| Climb rate | 6.6 meters / second |
| Dynamic ceiling | 3050 meters |
| Hover height With ground effect | 1900 meters |
| No ground effect | 1248 meters |
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