In recent years, with the further advancement of China's low-altitude airspace reform, more and more aircraft manufacturers have begun to target China's private jet market. At the beginning of this year, Glen Brothers Aviation Industry Company of the United States, the world's top rotorcraft manufacturer, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Glen Brothers International Company had reached an agreement with Guangzhou Sanchuan Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. to set up a joint venture to produce light rotorcraft in China.
According to the agreement signed by both parties, Glenline Sanchuan will produce light rotorcraft based on Sparrow Eagle series rotorcraft in China and sell it to the global market. Glen Brothers Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. said that Sanchuan Glen will re-launch its Sparrow Eagle III suite rotorcraft in the United States and the global market, and launch a light rotorcraft designed entirely by Sanchuan Glen in the next few years.
Some insiders believe that rotorcraft is very beneficial to the development in China because of its simple structure, low price and easy control, and it is very likely to become the development direction of small general-purpose aircraft in China in the future. Orr Vadal, deputy general manager of the business development department of Glen Brothers, believes that with the gradual opening of low-altitude airspace in China, efficient and flexible rotorcraft will have obvious advantages in the general aviation market in China. "The sparrow hawk rotorcraft has simple and safe flight operation, superior aircraft performance and short take-off and landing runway. As the China government authorities gradually liberalize restrictions on private jets and pilots, such aircraft will definitely be very popular in China. "