China’s homegrown AES100 aircraft engine obtains production license, entering mass production

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(Global Times) 15:11, June 05, 2025

It can operate safely and stably under complex conditions such as icing, torrential rain, and a strong electromagnetic environment, featuring advantages of high reliability, low fuel consumption, convenient maintenance, and is suitable for a wide range of applications, per Xinhua.

The take-off power of the turboshaft engine AES100 is no less than 1000kW, and it can be installed on a 5-6 ton twin-engine helicopter or a 3-4 ton single-engine helicopter, or a tiltrotor aircraft, with tasks including transportation, sightseeing, patrol or rescue.

The AES100 turboshaft engine successfully completed rigorous ice tests and airplane engine testing in January 2024, and received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in August 2024.

(Web editor: Tian Yi, Liang Jun)