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CH-146 Griffon · Length
Single sourceCH-146 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell CH-146 Griffon | Enstrom F-28 |
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| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Light helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[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; F28F · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F28F · 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
Cruise; F28F · econ cruise
Single sourceMaximum; F28F · Maximum speed
Single sourceCH-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]
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 · Service ceiling
Single source12,000 ft (3,700 m)[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.
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| Number built | 100 (85 in service)[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1992–1997[source] | 1965-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1995[source] | 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 1992[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Bell 412[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 10 troops or 6 stretchers (some sources state maximum 8 passengers)[source] | two passengers[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] |
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| Blade sections | - root Boeing VR-7; tip Wortmann FX 71-H-080[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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