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Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
SA 330H Puma · 6½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | Bell CH-146 Griffon |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
18.15 m (59 ft 6½ in)[source]
SA 330H Puma · 2½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Rotor diameter
Single source15.00 m (49 ft 2½ in)[source]
CH-146 Griffon · Rotor diameter · Rotor span
Single sourceCH-146 · Main rotor diameter
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 10½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Height
Single source5.14 m (16 ft 10½ in)[source]
CH-146 Griffon · Height
Single sourceCH-146 · Height
Single sourceEmpty; SA 330H Puma · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; SA 330H Puma · Max takeoff weight
Single source3,536 kg (7,795 lb)[source]
7,000 kg (15,430 lb)[source]
Gross; CH-146 Griffon · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; CH-146 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; SA 330H Puma · econ cruise
Single sourceMaximum; SA 330H Puma · Maximum speed
Single source257 km/h (138 knots, 159 mph)[source]
248 km/h (134 knots, 154 mph) econ cruise[source]
Cruise; CH-146 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-146 Griffon · Maximum speed
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 313 nm
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Range
Single source580 km (313 nm, 360 mi)[source]
CH-146 Griffon · Range
Single sourceCH-146 · Range
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts each
Single source2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts , 1,175 kW (1,575 hp) each[source]
CH-146 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 1,250 shp (
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 1,250 shp (930 kW)[source]
SA 330H Puma · Service ceiling
Single source4,800 m (15,750 ft)[source]
SA 330H Puma · 1,400 ft/min
Single source7.1 m/s (1,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | French Army Royal Air Force (until 2025) Romanian Air Force Pakistan Army[source] | — |
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| Number built | 697[source] | 100 (85 in service)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1968–1987[source] | 1992–1997[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1968[source] | 1995[source] |
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| First flight | 15 April 1965[source] | 1992[source] |
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| Variants | IAR 330 Atlas Oryx[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Denel Rooivalk[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 16 passengers[source] | 10 troops or 6 stretchers (some sources state maximum 8 passengers)[source] |
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| Guns | Coaxial 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine guns Side-firing 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon Various others[source] | — |
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| Disc area | 177.0 m 2 (1,905 ft 2 )[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 273 km/h (147 knots, 169 mph)[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Bell 412[source] |
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| Main rotor area | — | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Blade sections | — | - root Boeing VR-7; tip Wortmann FX 71-H-080[source] |
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15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)[source]
4.6 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
4.6 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
4.6 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
Maximum; CH-146 · Maximum speed
Single source