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The Harbin Z-20 or Zhi-20 is a medium lift helicopter produced in the Northeast of China. Its first flight was on 23 December 2013. The helicopter has a MTOW in the range of 10 tons can drop troops at locations of up to 3000 ft (910 m) altitude and could operate form the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. It is thought to be comparable to the US made Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter the civilian Sikorsky S-70C-2 variant of which has been used by the People’s Liberation Army since 1984.