Safran Ardiden 3C
Exact Safran Ardiden 3C turboshaft variant, also designated WZ16 in the Chinese certification and production context. Identity-only record; no AC352 installation, actor, sibling, family, or lineage edge is asserted in this packet.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ardiden 3CSafran Ardiden 3CWZ16
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- Safran Ardiden 3C
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Exact Safran Ardiden 3C turboshaft variant, also designated WZ16 in the Chinese certification and production context. Identity-only record; no AC352 installation, actor, sibling, family, or lineage edge is asserted in this packet.
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:50:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:50:12 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Safran distinguishes the EASA-certified Ardiden 3C and 3G models and identifies the Ardiden 3 turboshaft class.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran joins team to design new turboprop for European unmanned applications
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Safran states that WZ16 is also known as Ardiden 3C, with joint Safran/AECC development and CAAC certification; this packet preserves actor ambiguity.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran and AECC introduce the WZ16, the first jointly-developed aero engine to be certified in China
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Safran identifies WZ16 as Ardiden 3C and describes its AC352 test context; no vehicle-family relationship is written here.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- China's AC352 completes first flight with WZ16 engine