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Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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SA 330H Puma · 6½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Maritime helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Sikorsky Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
18.15 m (59 ft 6½ in)[source]
fuselage
Single source17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) fuselage[source]
SA 330H Puma · 2½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Rotor diameter
Single source15.00 m (49 ft 2½ in)[source]
CH-148 Cyclone · Rotor diameter · Rotor span
Single sourceMain rotor diameter
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 10½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Height
Single source5.14 m (16 ft 10½ in)[source]
CH-148 Cyclone · Height
Single sourceS-92
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; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-148 Cyclone · Maximum speed
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts each
Single source2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts , 1,175 kW (1,575 hp) each[source]
2 × General Electric CT7-8A7 turboshaft engines, 3,000 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × General Electric CT7-8A7 turboshaft engines, 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) each[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] | 28[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1968–1987[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1968[source] | July 2018[source] |
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| First flight | 15 April 1965[source] | 15 November 2008[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] | 6 in mission configuration, up to 22 in utility configuration.[source] 22 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 | — | Sikorsky S-92[source] |
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| Folded Length | — | 14.78 m (48.5 ft)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | — | 2,650 sq ft (246 m 2 ) S-92[source] |
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| Blade section | — | - root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09 - S-92[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source15,600 lb (7,076 kg) S-92[source]
29,300 lb (13,290 kg)[source]
13,000 kg[source]CH-148 Cyclone · Maximum gross weight
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source