The WZ-9 is a

turboshaft engine A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very similar to turbojets, with additional turbine expansion to extract heat energy from the ...

developed by the

Aviation Industry Corporation of China The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a Chinese state-owned publicly-traded aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Beijing. AVIC is overseen by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the ...

. It entered production in 2009.

Variants

;WZ-9 : Turboshaft engine for the Z-10 helicopter. ;WZ-9C : upgraded turboshaft engine for the newer batches of the Z-10 helicopter.

Specifications (WZ-9)

References

{{Reflist Aviation in China 2010s turboshaft engines