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Y-11 (Chan)

Utility aircraftFielded 1975Pending verification
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Y-11 (Chan)
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System
TypeUtility aircraft
Date of introduction1975
ProliferationOrigin country only
ManufacturerHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationMed[1]
Crew2Med[1]
Dimensions and weight
Length12.02 m39 ftMed[1]
Height4.64 m15 ftMed[1]
Wingspan17 m56 ftMed[1]
Wing area34.00 sq mMed[1]
Empty weight2,050 kg4,519 lbMed[1]
Max takeoff weight3,500 kg7,716 lbMed[1]
Flight performance
Engine2 x Zhuzhou Huosai-6AMed[1]
Thrust / power285 hp eachMed[1]
Speed220 km/h137 mph · 119 ktMed[1]
Cruise speed190 km/h; 165 km/hMed[1]
Rate of climb246 m/minMed[1]
Service ceiling4,000 m13,123 ftMed[1]
Stol landing run140 mMed[1]
Variants
Y-11Twin-engined STOL utility transport aircraft, designed for agriculture and geological survey.[1]
Y-11B(I) is Fitted with advanced avionics and powered by 350 hp Teledyne -Continental TSIO-550-B air-cooled flat six piston engines. Type (II) was canceled. Later, the only flyable one was used for geological survey.[1]
Y-11 agricultural aircraftFitted with a hopper or tank in the cabin on the center of gravity, dispensing chemicals through a dust spreader, spraybars or atomisers on the wing trailing edges.[1]
Y-11 Geological Survey aircraftAt least one aircraft fitted with a large toroidal sensor on the port wing-tip and a cigar shaped sensor on the starboard wing-tip.[1]
Y-11TThe initial designation of the Prototype Harbin Y-12, a redesigned plane fitted with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-11 turboprop engines driving three-bladed Hartzell HC-B3TN-3B propellers.[1]
Summary

The Harbin Y-11 (NATO reporting name Chan) is a high wing twin-engine piston utility and geological survey aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC). A requirement for a twin-engined light utility transport was issued by the Chinese government in November 1974.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. Y-11 (Chan) Chinese Utility Aircraft, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import
  • 2026-10-10 Added photo (CC BY-SA 2.0)