| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| Description |
The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. |
The Xi'an MA60 (, Xīnzhōu liùshí, "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). |
| ICAO Code |
DHC5 |
MA60 |
| First Flight |
1964-04-09 |
2000-02-25 |
| Entry Into service |
1965-01-01 |
2000-08-01 |
| Production End |
1972-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Boeing |
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| Type |
Utility aircraft |
Turboprop regional airliner |
| Length (m) |
24.0792 |
24.71 |
| Height (m) |
8.5344 |
8.86 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
41 |
62 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
514 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
420.4036 |
430 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
135.1959 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9448.8 |
7620 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.2456 |
|
| Capacity Description |
41 troops or 24 stretchers or 18000 lb payload |
62 passengers |
| National Origin |
|
China |
| Number Built |
122 |
110 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines, 2336 kW (3133 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turbo prop engines, 2051 kW (2750 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Canadian Air Force (historical) |
People's Liberation Army Air Force, People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force , China Meteorological Administration , Lao Skyway |
| Status |
In limited service |
In service, in production |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-5_Buffalo |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_MA60 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29.2608 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
87.7934 |
75 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
9.75 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |