- Friday, 6 June 2025
China's 1,000 kW-class civil turboshaft engine gets production license
This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows an AES100 engine displayed at the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
CHANGSHA, June 5: A civil turboshaft engine, primarily designed for helicopters, has obtained its production license and secured a sales contract, laying a solid foundation for the growth of low-altitude equipment, the Aero Engine Corporation of China announced on Thursday.
The AES100 engine represents China's first independently developed 1,000 kW-class advanced civil turboshaft engine, achieving full compliance with international airworthiness standards.
The production license is granted to the AES100 engine during the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
<p>News Agency of China</p>
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