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Measured figures
AW189 · Length
Single source17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)[source]
Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AgustaWestland AW189 | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) |
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| Type | Super-medium-lift helicopter[source] | Transport helicopter[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Leonardo S.p.A. Finmeccanica AgustaWestland[source] | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceAW189 · Main rotor diameter
Single source14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)[source]
Gross; AW189 · Gross weight
Single source8,300 kg (18,300 lb)[source]
1 or 2[source]
Chinook HC6A · pilot, copilot, two weapon system operators/loadmasters
Single source4 (pilot, copilot, two weapon system operators/loadmasters)[source]
2 Pilots, 2 Weapon System Operators[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · AircrewSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Cruise; AW189 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; AW189 · Maximum speed
Single source313 km/h (194 mph, 169 kn)[source]
267–278 km/h (166–173 mph, 144–150 kn)[source]
Maximum; Chinook HC6A · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum speed · Maximum speed
Single sourceAW189 · 2 × General Electric CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine each
Single source2 × General Electric CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine , 1,492 kW (2,000 hp) each[source]
Chinook HC6A · 2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft free-turbine engines, 3,750 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft free-turbine engines, 3,750 shp (2,800 kW) each[source]
AW189 · Wing area
Single source53.3 m 2 (574 sq ft)[source]
Chinook HC6A · 1,980 ft/min ( )Thrust 2x 4,168shp each engine
Single source1,980 ft/min (10.1 m/s)Thrust 2x 4,168shp each engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Bristow Helicopters Gulf Helicopters[source] | — |
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| Number built | 70+[source] | 72 (all RAF models)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2011–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | February 2014[source] | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] |
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| First flight | 21 December 2011[source] | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] |
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| Developed from | AgustaWestland AW149[source] | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[source] |
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| Capacity | Up to 19 passengers[source] | 55 soldiers and up to 10 tonnes of freight or equipment[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 2,063 litres (2,569 L with belly tank)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Boeing-Vertol[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Air Force[source] |
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| Variants | — | HC1, HC1B, HC2, HC3, HC4, HC5, HC6, HC6A, HC7[source] |
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| Guns | — | 2× M134 Miniguns and 1× M60 machine gun[source] 2 x M134 Miniguns, 1 x M60 Machine Gun[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Guns |
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| Main rotor area | — | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] |
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| Blade section | — | - root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Boeing VR-8[source] |
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| Cockpit Avionics | — | Glass cockpit with a BAE Systems Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DAFCS), includes automatic modes such as auto-hover and auto-descend to ease pilot workload.[source] |
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| Sensors | — | Electro-Optical Sensor Turret (EOST) with two infrared cameras and a low-light TV function .[source] EOST turret including two infrared cameras and a low-light TV function[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Electro optics |
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| Defensive Aids | — | Missile Warning Receiver, Infrared Warning Receiver, Radar Warning Receiver, Counter-measure dispensing system (flares).[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Boeing Chinook (UK variants) · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| Powerplant | — | Two Honeywell 55-L-714A Free-Turbine engines[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Powerplant |
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| Reported engine rating | — | 4,168shp each[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · ThrustSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| Flight altitude | — | 15,000ft[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum altitude |
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