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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[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]
F28F · 1,450 ft/min (
Single source1,450 ft/min (7.4 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 430 | Enstrom F-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | one[source] |
| Type | Executive/utility helicopter[source] | Light helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter Textron[source] | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] |
| Number built | 136[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1996–2008[source] | 1965-present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1995[source] | 1965[source] |
| First flight | October 25, 1994[source] | — |
| Developed from | Bell 222/230[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 188+ US gal (710+ L)[source] | — |
| Variants | — | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] |
| Developed into | — | Enstrom 480[source] |
| Capacity | — | two passengers[source] |
| Main rotor area | — | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |