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Measured figures
Length
Single source15.45 m (50 ft 8 in)[source]
F28F · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Atlas Oryx | Enstrom F-28 |
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| Crew | Three[source] | one[source] |
| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Light helicopter[source] |
| National origin | South Africa[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Atlas Aircraft Corporation[source] | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service |
29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; or
Single sourceMaximum take-off; with external load
Single source3,600 kg (7,937 lb)[source]
8,000 kg (17,637 lb) or 8,400 kg (18,500 lb) with external load[source]
Empty; F28F · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F28F · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCombat range
Single source303 km (188 mi, 164 nmi)[source]
2 × Turbomeca Makila IA1 turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Turbomeca Makila IA1 turboshaft engines, 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) each[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 user | South African Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 50[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986-1991[source] | 1965-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1987[source] | 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 1986[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 20 fully equipped troops[source] | two passengers[source] |
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| Guns | 2 × door-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns (optional; either FN MAG or Denel SS-77 )[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 191 m 2 (2,060 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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| Developed into | — | Enstrom 480[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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