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Measured figures
H160 · Length
Single source13.96 m (45 ft 10 in)[source]
IAR 316 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus Helicopters H160 | IAR 316 |
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| Type | Medium utility helicopter[source] | Light utility /training helicopter[source] |
| National origin | Multinational[source] | Romania[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Status | In production[source] | operational for training purposes |
12.82 m (42 ft 1 in)[source]
H160 · Width
Single source3.54 m (11 ft 7 in)[source]
H160 · with standard fuel tanks
Single source4 h 30 min with standard fuel tanks[source]
IAR 316 · 852 ft/min
Single source4.33 m/s (852 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufactured | 2015–present[source] | 1971-1987[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2021[source] | 1971[source] |
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| First flight | 13 June 2015[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 12[source] | 5 passengers[source] |
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| Useful load | up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,120 kg (2,470 lb)[source] | 550 kg (1,210 lb) maximum[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 141 m 2 (1,520 sq ft)[source] | 95.4 m 2 (1,027 sq ft)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)[source] | — |
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| Disk loading | 42.9 kg/m 2 (8.8 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | Romanian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 250[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Aérospatiale Alouette III[source] |
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| Fuselage width | — | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 2 hardpoints for anti-tank guided missiles[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Romania[source] |
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