Harbin Y-11

The Harbin Y-11 (NATO reporting name Chan) is a high wing twin-engine piston utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC).

A requirement for a twin-engined light utility transport was issued by the Chinese government in November 1974. The Y-11 was proposed in April 1974, and the design was begun in January 1975. Design of the Y-11, under Xiong Wenjie, was completed at Harbin in June 1975 and prototype construction started immediately. The static test article completed its test cycle on December 19^th 1975 and the first flight of the prototype followed soon after on December 30^th 1975. Production started on April 3^rd, 1977 with at least fifty aircraft known to have been built before production stopped in favor of the Harbin Y-12.