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Measured figures
SA 316B · Length
Single source10.03 m (32 ft 11 in)[source]
F28F · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aérospatiale Alouette III | Enstrom F-28 |
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| Type | Light utility helicopter[source] | Light helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] |
| Built by | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR)[source] | — |
| Status | In service |
29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
SA 316B · 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft derated to
Single source1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft derated to 425 kW (570 hp)[source]
F28F · 1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine, 225 hp (168 kW)[source]
F28F · Endurance
Single source3 hr 30 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Primary users | French Armed Forces Indian Armed Forces Portuguese Air Force Rhodesian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 2,000+[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | Sud: 1961–1970 Aérospatiale: 1970–1985 HAL:1965–2021 IAR:1971–1987[source] | 1965-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1960[source] | 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 28 February 1959[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aérospatiale Alouette II[source] | — |
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| Variant | IAR 316[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Aérospatiale Gazelle Atlas XH-1 Alpha[source] | Enstrom 480[source] |
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| Capacity | 5 passengers[source] | two passengers[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 95.38 m 2 (1,026.7 sq ft)[source] | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] |
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| Variants | — | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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