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Measured figures
Bell 427 · Length
Single source37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)[source]
F28F · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 427 | Enstrom F-28 |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States/Canada/South Korea[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter Samsung Aerospace Industries (later part of Korea Aerospace Industries )[source] | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1997–2010 |
29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
Bell 427 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D turboshaft engines, 710 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D turboshaft engines, 710 shp (530 kW) 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.
1965-present[source] |
| Introduction date | 2000[source] | 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 11 December 1997[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Bell 407[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Bell 429 GlobalRanger[source] | Enstrom 480[source] |
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| Capacity | 7 passengers / 2,960 lb (1,343 kg) internal load[source] | two passengers[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 1,075 sq ft (99.9 m 2 )[source] | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] |
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| Blade section | - root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Narramore 8%[source] | — |
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| Variants | — | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Reported operators |
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