Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited
Encyclopedia
Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited is an aeronautics company based in Chengdu
in Sichuan
province, China
. It is a joint venture
between Russia
's Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
and China's Lantian Helicopter Company Limited.
Founded in 2007, the company's production facility is the 5701 Factory.
transport helicopter starting in 2008 for 20 kits sold by Mil. The Mi-17 are being marketed to countries in Africa
and Asia
(Pakistan
) with direct completion with the original Russian
model. In future all Mi-17 will also be built by SLHCL (Mi-171, Mi-17V5, and Mi-17V7) once Mil stops domestic production and tool up for the successor to the Mi17, Mil Mi-38.
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Mil Helicopters is the short name of the Soviet Russian helicopter producer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant , named after the constructor Mikhail Mil. Mil participates in the Euromil joint venture with Eurocopter....
and China's Lantian Helicopter Company Limited.
Founded in 2007, the company's production facility is the 5701 Factory.
Products
SLHCL is a licensee of the Mil Mi-17Mil Mi-17
The Mil Mi-17 is a Russian helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude...
transport helicopter starting in 2008 for 20 kits sold by Mil. The Mi-17 are being marketed to countries in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
(Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) with direct completion with the original Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
model. In future all Mi-17 will also be built by SLHCL (Mi-171, Mi-17V5, and Mi-17V7) once Mil stops domestic production and tool up for the successor to the Mi17, Mil Mi-38.
Clients
- People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
- future orders for Mi-17 or Mi-171
- Qingdao Helicopter Aviation Company - first 2 Chinese built Mi-17
-
- Mi-171C (B-7833)
- Mi-171C (B-7834)
See also
- Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation , often shortened to Hafei, is an aircraft manufacturing company located in Harbin, the capital of the Heilongjiang Province of the People's Republic of China....
- China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationChina Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHongdu Aviation Industry Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military...