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CH-146 Griffon · Length
Single sourceCH-146 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell CH-146 Griffon | Changhe Z-18 |
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| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Avicopter ( Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation )[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service, in production |
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m)[source]
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
Z-18F · overall, rotors turning
Single source23.05 m (75 ft 7 in) (overall, rotors turning)[source]
Gross; CH-146 Griffon · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; CH-146 · Max takeoff weight
Single source11,900 lb (5,398 kg)[source]
5,400 kg[source]CH-146 Griffon · Maximum gross weight
Empty; Z-18F · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Z-18F · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; CH-146 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-146 Griffon · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-146 · Maximum speed
Single source140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)[source]
118 kn (136 mph, 219 km/h)[source]
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
Maximum; Z-18F · Maximum speed
Single source336 km/h (209 mph, 181 kn)[source]
CH-146 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 1,250 shp (
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 1,250 shp (930 kW)[source]
Z-18F · Service ceiling
Single source9,000 m (29,528 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army[source] |
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| Number built | 100 (85 in service)[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1992–1997[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1995[source] | 2018[source] |
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| First flight | 1992[source] | 2014[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 412[source] | Avicopter AC313[source] |
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| Capacity | 10 troops or 6 stretchers (some sources state maximum 8 passengers)[source] | 27 -30 troops or 15 stretchers or small vehicles or 5 tonnes of cargo to a range of up to 1000 km. (Z-18A)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Blade sections | - root Boeing VR-7; tip Wortmann FX 71-H-080[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | — | 3 × WZ-6C turboshafts[source] |
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