Harbin Y-12

Y-12
Y-12 IV in flight, showing the revised wingtips
Role Twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft
Manufacturer Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
Designer Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
First flight 14 July 1982
Status Active, In production
Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force
Produced 1985 - present
Unit cost
US$3 million (1998)[1]
Developed from Harbin Y-11

The Harbin Y-12 (Chinese: 运-12; pinyin: Yùn-12) is a high wing twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG).

Design and development

The Y-12 started as a development of the Harbin Y-11 airframe called Y-11T in 1980.[2] The design featured numerous improvements including a redesigned wing with a new low drag section, a larger fuselage and bonded rather than riveted construction.

The first prototype, followed by about 30 production Y-12 (I) aircraft before a revised version was produced. This was designated the Y-12 (II), which featured more powerful engines and removal of leading edge slats, first flying on 16 August 1984 and receiving Chinese certification in December of the following year.[3] The power plants are two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprops with Hartzell propellers. The Y-12 has a maximum takeoff weight of 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) with seating for 17 passengers and two crew. The aircraft is operated as a light commuter and transport aircraft.

The latest development is Y-12F, which is almost a new design with many improvements: new wings, new landing gears, new fuselage, with more powerful engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada and extended payload and range. The Y-12F made its maiden flight on December 29, 2010,[4] received the CAAC type certification on December 10, 2015, and the FAA type certification on February 22, 2016.[5] In 2015 Kenmore Air announced that they would begin development of floats for the Y-12 for FAA certification.[6]The Y-12 completed the FAA evaluation flight tests for its automatic flight control system on June 30, 2018, with its performance meeting the requirements, said AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry Company Ltd (AVIC HAFEI).[7]

Variants

Harbin Y-12E
Harbin Y-12F
  • Y-12 (I): Twin-engined STOL utility transport aircraft, powered by two 500-shp (373-kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11 turboprop engines. Prototype version.
  • Y-12 (II): Fitted with more powerful PT6A-27 engines.
  • Y-12 (III): Planned version to be fitted with WJ-9 turboprop. Evolved to Y-12C because of IV's success when WJ-9 development was completed.
  • Y-12 (IV): Improved version. Revised wingtips (span increased to 19.2 m (63 ft)) and increased takeoff weight. 19 passenger seats. This version is the first aircraft in the series certified by the FAA in 1995.[8]
  • Y-12C: Basically a (IV) version with WJ-9 turboprop, now used by PLAAF for aerial survey.
  • Y-12D: Domestically deployed military version with upgraded engines driving four-bladed propellers, now used by PLA Airborne Corps for parachute training.
  • Y-12E: Variant with 18 passenger seats. PT6A-135A engines of equal horsepower but increased torque driving four-bladed propellers. This version was certified by the FAA in 2006.[9]
  • Y-12F: The latest development with almost everything redesigned: wider fuselage, new wings, retractable landing gear and more powerful engines.[10] The turbine engines are more powerful PT6A-65B. Due to all the improvement, Y-12F has high cruise speed and long range, it can accommodate 19 passenger or carry cargo in 3 LD3 containers.[11] The design started at April 2005 and maiden flight on December 29, 2010.[12] It received the CAAC type certification on December 10, 2015, and the FAA type certification on February 22, 2016.[5] Y-12F has passed evaluation flight tests for its automatic flight control system by the FAA on June 30, 2018.[7] It has been also demonstrated during the 2012 Zhuhai Airshow.
  • Y-12G: Proposed cargo version of Y-12F.
  • Turbo Panda: Export name for (II) version, marketed by England and Japanese companies. No real order due to airworthiness certification.
  • Twin Panda: Originally (II) version for export. Later a modified Y-12 (IV) powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 turboprop engines and fitted with uprated undercarriage, upgraded avionics and interior. Thirty-five orders reportedly received by 2000 but production not proceeded with.

Operators

Military operators

 Cambodia
 People's Republic of China
 Djibouti
 Eritrea
 Ghana
 Guyana
Harbin Y-12 II of the Iranian IRGC
 Iran
 Kenya
 Mali
 Mauritania
 Myanmar
 Namibia
 Pakistan
 Paraguay
 Peru
Harbin Y-12 II of Sri Lanka Air Force
 Sri Lanka
 Tanzania
 Uganda
 Zambia

Governmental operators

 Costa Rica
 People's Republic of China
  • China Maritime Surveillance (3)
 Republic of the Congo
 Federated States of Micronesia
 Seychelles

Civil operators

Air Vanuatu Harbin Y-12 IV
 Bangladesh
  • Aero Bengal
 People's Republic of China
  • China Flying Dragon Aviation
  • China Heilongjiang Longken General Aviation
  • Donghua General Aviation
  • Jiangnan General Aviation
  • Ordos General Aviation Co. Ltd.
  • Shuangyang General Aviation
  • Xinjiang General Aviation[30]
  • YingAn Airlines[30]
  • Zhong Fei General Aviation Company
 Colombia
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Republic of the Congo
 Indonesia
 Iran
  • Pouya Air
 Kiribati
 Malaysia
 Mongolia
   Nepal
  • Blue Airways (3 on Order)
  • Flight Care Aviation
  • Nepal Airlines - 4 in service [31]
  • Nepal Airways
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
 Tonga
 Uganda

Accidents and incidents

  • On 13 December 1993, a Lao Aviation Y-12-II, registration RDPL-34117, clipped trees in fog and crashed at Phonesavanh, Laos, killing all 18 on board.[34]
  • On 4 April 1995, a TANS Y-12-II, registration 333/OB-1498, crashed shortly after takeoff from Iquitos Airport, Peru, killing all three on board.
  • On 21 June 1996, a China Flying Dragon Aviation Y-12-II, registration B-3822, crashed into a 100 m (330 ft) mountain near Changhai Airport after the crew began the final approach too early and deviated from the intended course, killing two of 12 on board.[35]
  • On 20 January 1997, a Sri Lanka Air Force Y-12-II, CR851, crashed off Palali Air Base while on a surveillance mission, killing all four on board.[36]
  • On 10 June 1997, a MIAT Mongolian Airlines Y-12-II, registration JU-1020, crashed at Mandalgobi Airport due to windshear, killing seven of 12 on board.[37]
  • On 26 May 1998, a MIAT Mongolian Airlines Y-12-II, registration JU-1017, crashed into a 10,800 ft (3,300 m) mountain near Galt, Mongolia en route to Tosontsengel due to heavy icing, wing de-ice system fault and overloading, killing all 28 on board; this crash is the worst ever accident involving the Y-12.
  • On 19 October 2000, a Lao Aviation (now Lao Airlines) Y-12-II, registration RDPL-34130 and operating as Flight 703, crashed in a mountainous area in bad weather while on approach to Sam Neua, killing eight of 15 passengers; both pilots survived.[38]
  • On 18 May 2005, a Zambia Air Force Y-12-II, AF-216, crashed shortly after takeoff from Mongu Airport, killing all 13 on board.[39]
  • On 10 April 2006, a Kenya Air Force (KAF) Y-12-II, 132, struck the side of Mount Marsabit, killing 14 of 17 on board.[40]
  • On 15 June 2008, a China Flying Dragon Aviation Y-12-II, registration B-3841, struck a small hill during a survey flight for a new aluminum mine, killing three of four on board.[41]
  • On 12 July 2012, a Y-12-II of the Mauritanian Air Force crashed while transporting gold, killing all 7 occupants.[42]
  • On 12 May 2014, a Y-12-II of the Kenyan Air Force crashed in El Wak, Kenya. The airplane operated on a flight from Mandera to Nairobi with stops at El Wak and Garissa. Preliminary information suggests that one pilot was killed and the remaining eleven occupants were injured.[43]

Specifications (Y-12 (II))

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000[44]

General characteristics

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 328 km/h (177 knots, 204 mph) at 3,000m (9,840 ft) (max cruise)
  • Cruise speed: 250 km/h (135 knots, 155 mph) at 3,000m (9,840 ft) (econ cruise)
  • Range: 1,340 km (723 NM, 832 mi) at econ cruise, 45 min reserves
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 8.1 m/s (1,595 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Harbin agrees North American Y-12 sales deal". www.flightglobal.com. 8 April 1998.
  2. ↑ 中国运-12运输机. "中国运-12运输机". baike.com.
  3. ↑ JWR Taylor 1988, p.38.
  4. ↑ 霍尼韦尔航空航天 (8 January 2016). "【纪录】运-12F背后的霍尼韦尔力量". CARNOC.com (民航资源网) (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 Ge, Lena (25 February 2016). "China-Made Y12F Turboprop Aircraft Gets FAA Type Certification". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Stepen Trimble (2 October 2015). "AVIC launches seaplane conversion for Y-12". www.flightglobal.com. Flight International. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 江巍. "China's Y-12 plane passes FAA flight tests for automatic flight control - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  8. ↑ FAA Y-12 IV and Y-12E Type Certificate retrieved 17 August 2013.
  9. ↑ FAA Y-12 IV and Y-12E Type Certificate retrieved 12 November 2009.
  10. ↑ Francis, Leithen. "Harbin Y-12 turboprop to be bigger" Flight International 20 September 2007 (online version) retrieved 12 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "ok365.com便民导航－最为便捷的上网导航服务". y-12.com.cn. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Y12F". 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 32.
  14. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 34.
  15. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 35.
  16. 1 2 Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 36.
  17. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 37.
  18. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 39.
  19. ↑ "Mali Air Force to receive new Y-12 military transport aircraft from China - Defence Blog". 6 September 2017.
  20. ↑ de Cherisey, Erwan (2 October 2017). "Mali receives new aircraft". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  21. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 40.
  22. 1 2 Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 41.
  23. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 43.
  24. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 44.
  25. ↑ Jackson 2003, p. 82.
  26. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 11–17 December 2012, p. 57.
  27. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 47.
  28. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 48.
  29. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 6–12 December 2016, p. 53.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 Thisdell and Fafard Flight International 9–15 August 2016, p. 42.
  31. ↑ Xinhua (14 Feb 2018). "Two new Chinese-made planes delivered to Nepal".
  32. ↑ "Air Eagle". www.aireagle.pk.
  33. ↑ Hoyle Flight International 11–17 December 2012, p. 60.
  34. ↑ Accident description for RDPL-34117 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  35. ↑ Accident description for B-3822 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  36. ↑ Accident description for CR851 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  37. ↑ Accident description for JU-1020 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  38. ↑ Accident description for RDPL-34130 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  39. ↑ Accident description for AF-216 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  40. ↑ Accident description for 132 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  41. ↑ Accident description for B-3841 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
  42. ↑ Harro Ranter (12 July 2012). "ASN Aircraft accident Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II 5T-MAE Nouakchott Airport (NKC)". aviation-safety.net.
  43. ↑ Accident description for registration unknown at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 5 June 2014.
  44. ↑ Taylor 1999, p.189
  45. ↑ JWR Taylor 1988, p.39.

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