Chinese Z-11 gets Honeywell LTS power
Honeywell Aerospace (Booth No.

Honeywell Aerospace (Booth No. 1310) announced the selection of its LTS101-700D2 turboshaft to replace the existing engine in the Chinese Z-11 helicopter. New production engines will begin leaving the Honeywell Engines Phoenix plant for China in the first quarter of next year, said Doug Kult, director of helicopter and surface systems sales.

The Z-11, when powered by a single LTS101, will offer 7 percent more takeoff power with up to 10 percent lower specific fuel consumption and greater than 30 percent lower operating costs compared to the Chinese-built engine currently in the Z-11, he added. Changhe Aircraft Industries of Jingdezhen, China, builder of the multi-mission Z-11, predicts sales of more than 300 helicopters in the domestic Chinese market in the next five to 10 years.