China’s independently developed AES100 aero engine obtained its production license in Hunan Province and secured a sales contract, Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) announced on June 5.
This milestone signifies that the engine’s industrial manufacturing capabilities have passed airworthiness approval, enabling large-scale and stable production and laying a solid foundation for the growth of low-altitude aviation equipment.
The AES100 is China’s first independently developed 1,000-kilowatt-class advanced civil turboshaft engine, achieving full compliance with international airworthiness standards.
The engine has overcome more than 200 key technological challenges and features high safety, strong economic efficiency, ease of maintenance, and broad environmental adaptability.
It can be used in 5-to-6-tonne twin-engine helicopters and 3-to-4-tonne single-engine helicopters, as well as tiltrotor aircraft and other aerial vehicles, and can undertake missions in such areas as transport, sightseeing, patrols and rescue operations.
AECC also signed both sales and leasing contracts for the AES100 engine, which will serve as the core power unit for the 6-ton-class "Lanying R6000" unmanned tiltrotor transport platform. It will play a key role in supporting low-altitude logistics, emergency rescue, and other application scenarios, with deliveries scheduled for completion in 2026.
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
