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|number built  = 800+ <small>(as of December 2019)</small>
|number built  = 800+ <small>(as of December 2019)</small>
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|unit cost      = $61 million <small>(as of FY2019)</small>
|unit cost      = $56 million <small>(as of FY2019)</small>
|developed from = [[Advanced Vertical Lift Aircraft]]
|developed from = [[Advanced Vertical Lift Aircraft]]
|variants with their own articles = See [[Raon Industries ZV-21 Titan#Variants|Variants]]
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'''ZV-21B''': Mass-produced utility variant aimed for the carriage of troops, equipment and supplies, within service in the Army and Marine Corps. Later production units and Marine Corps units have been upgraded with further electronic equipment and other countermeasures to aid in the assault transport role.  
'''ZV-21B''': Mass-produced utility variant aimed for the carriage of troops, equipment and supplies, within service in the Army and Marine Corps. Later production units and Marine Corps units have been upgraded with further electronic equipment and other countermeasures to aid in the assault transport role.  


'''ZE-21B''': {{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C}} derivative based on the mass-produced ZV-21B. Carrying three {{wp|active electronically scanned array|AESA}} radars mounted on a triangular radome system, it was initially aimed for service aboard [[Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces|Greater Eastern Union Navy]] aircraft carriers, replacing aging {{wp|E-2 Hawkeye|ZE-20 Overseer}} units and was introduced into service in 1999.  
'''ZE-21B Lancer''': {{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C}} derivative based on the mass-produced ZV-21B. Carrying three {{wp|active electronically scanned array|AESA}} radars mounted on a triangular radome system, it was initially aimed for service aboard [[Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces|Greater Eastern Union Navy]] aircraft carriers, replacing aging {{wp|E-2 Hawkeye|ZE-20 Overseer}} units and was introduced into service in 1999.
 
'''ZS-21 Sea Titan''': {{wp|Anti-submarine warfare}}/{{wp|anti-surface-warfare}} variant aimed for operation in ships with larger helicopter decks, particularly aircraft carriers and landing platform docks. Armament capacity of the ZS-21 is more than double that of existing anti-submarine warfare helicopters due to the platform size.  


==Operators==
==Operators==
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Revision as of 21:02, 20 December 2019

ZV-21 Titan
Raon Industries ZV-21 Titan.png
Role Tiltrotor aircraft
National origin Zhenia
Manufacturer Raon Industries
First flight June 4, 1989
Introduction December 17, 2004
Status In service
Primary user Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces
Produced 1992-Present
Number built 800+ (as of December 2019)
Unit cost
$56 million (as of FY2019)
Developed from Advanced Vertical Lift Aircraft
Variants See Variants

The Raon Industries ZV-21 Titan is a Zhenian aircraft developed and built by Raon Industries capable of both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and short take-off and landing (STOL) capabilities via the usage of tiltrotors, with two rotating turboprop systems capable of swiveling in two different flight modes.

Development

Design

Operational History

Variants

ZV-21A: The low-rate initial production prototypes evaluated from 1991 to 1993. 14 were manufactured and carried out various tests.

ZV-21B: Mass-produced utility variant aimed for the carriage of troops, equipment and supplies, within service in the Army and Marine Corps. Later production units and Marine Corps units have been upgraded with further electronic equipment and other countermeasures to aid in the assault transport role.

ZE-21B Lancer: AEW&C derivative based on the mass-produced ZV-21B. Carrying three AESA radars mounted on a triangular radome system, it was initially aimed for service aboard Greater Eastern Union Navy aircraft carriers, replacing aging ZE-20 Overseer units and was introduced into service in 1999.

ZS-21 Sea Titan: Anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface-warfare variant aimed for operation in ships with larger helicopter decks, particularly aircraft carriers and landing platform docks. Armament capacity of the ZS-21 is more than double that of existing anti-submarine warfare helicopters due to the platform size.

Operators

Specifications (ZV-21B)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 pilots (flight crew) with 2 crew chiefs/gunners
  • Capacity: 28 seated or 42 standing combat troops or 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) internally or 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) externally or 16 stretchers
  • Length: 17.43 m (57.2 ft) ()
  • Rotor diameter: 11.6 m (38 ft) ()
  • Height: 5.8 m (19 ft) ()
  • Disc area: 212.0 m2 (2,282 sq ft) ()
  • Empty weight: 14,410 kg (31,770 lb) ()
  • Loaded weight: 21,600 kg (47,600 lb) ()
  • Max. takeoff weight: 28,700 kg (63,300 lb) ()
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hanshin Motors TH-3000R turboshafts, 4,600 kW (6,200 hp) () each

Performance

Armament

  • Guns: 1 x 7.62 mm machine gun or 1 x 12.7 mm heavy machine gun (on ramp)

See Also