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Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | Eurocopter Fennec |
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| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Light utility military helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
AS550 C3 · fuselage length
Single sourceAS550 C3 · overall length, rotors turning
Single source10.93 m (35 ft 10 in) (fuselage length), 12.94 m (42 ft 6 in) (overall length, rotors turning)[source]
Chinook HC6A · 2 ×
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Rotor diameter · Rotor
Single source2 × 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m)[source]
18.29m[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Rotor
AS550 C3 · Main rotor diameter
Single source10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)[source]
Empty; Chinook HC6A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Chinook HC6A · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Chinook HC6A · Max takeoff weight
Single source22,450 lb (10,183 kg)[source]
26,680 lb (12,102 kg)[source]
50,000 lb (22,680 kg)[source]
Empty; AS550 C3 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AS550 C3 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceChinook HC6A · pilot, copilot, two weapon system operators/loadmasters
Single source4 (pilot, copilot, two weapon system operators/loadmasters)[source]
2 Pilots, 2 Weapon System Operators[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · AircrewSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
AS550 C3 · Crew
Single sourceMaximum; Chinook HC6A · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum speed · Maximum speed
Single source160 kn (180 mph, 300 km/h)[source]
160kt[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum speed
Maximum; AS550 C3 · max cruise
Single source246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn) (max cruise)[source]
Chinook HC6A · 2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft free-turbine engines, 3,750 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft free-turbine engines, 3,750 shp (2,800 kW) each[source]
AS550 C3 · 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft 847 shp) (limited to
Single sourceAS550 C3 · 671 shp for take-off
Single source1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft , 632 kW (847 shp) (limited to 500 kW (671 shp for take-off))[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Royal Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 72 (all RAF models)[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | 1990[source] |
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| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[source] | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2[source] |
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| Variants | HC1, HC1B, HC2, HC3, HC4, HC5, HC6, HC6A, HC7[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 55 soldiers and up to 10 tonnes of freight or equipment[source] | 4 passengers[source] |
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| Guns | 2× M134 Miniguns and 1× M60 machine gun[source] 2 x M134 Miniguns, 1 x M60 Machine Gun[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Guns | — |
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| Main rotor area | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] | 89.75 m 2 (966.1 sq ft) Royal Thai Army AS550 armed with .50" HMP POD[source] |
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| Blade section | - root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Boeing VR-8[source] | — |
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| Cockpit Avionics | Glass cockpit with a BAE Systems Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DAFCS), includes automatic modes such as auto-hover and auto-descend to ease pilot workload.[source] | — |
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| Sensors | Electro-Optical Sensor Turret (EOST) with two infrared cameras and a low-light TV function .[source] EOST turret including two infrared cameras and a low-light TV function[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Electro optics | — |
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| Defensive Aids | Missile Warning Receiver, Infrared Warning Receiver, Radar Warning Receiver, Counter-measure dispensing system (flares).[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Boeing Chinook (UK variants) · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | — |
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| Powerplant | Two Honeywell 55-L-714A Free-Turbine engines[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Powerplant | — |
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| Reported engine rating | 4,168shp each[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · ThrustSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Flight altitude | 15,000ft[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum altitude | — |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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| Primary users | — | French Army Light Aviation French Air and Space Force Argentine Naval Aviation Royal Danish Air Force Indonesian Army Aviation Center Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation Pakistan Army Aviation Corps[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1990–present[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 540 L (143 US Gal)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | Twelve AS550 C2helicopters were purchased by the Royal Danish Air Force in 1987, with the first helicopters delivered on August 1990. Due to a change in the geopolitical environment following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War , the Fennec helicopters were gradually repurposed for other tasks, primarily observation and light transport duties. In 2003, they were primarily employed by the Eskadrille 724 . In 2002, 3 Danish Fennec helicopters were deployed to Macedonia during Operation Amber Fox . In December 2005, Fennec helicopters were deployed to support the Danish forces in Iraq and from August 2007, 4 more were deployed to the troubled country as a replacement for the withdrawn ground troops. In 2008, 4 Fennec helicopters were deployed to the Danish forces in Afghanistan . As a result of various defense agreements, the number of active Fennecs in the Air Force has been reduced to 8 in 2006.[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage AS555 AN Fennec 2 – Armed military version, can be fitted with a 20 mm cannon.[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Capacity: 4 passengers[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 10.93 m (35 ft 10 in) (fuselage length), 12.94 m (42 ft 6 in) (overall length, rotors turning)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11 in)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Empty weight: 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft , 632 kW (847 shp) (limited to 500 kW (671 shp for take-off))[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor diameter: 10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor area: 89.75 m 2 (966.1 sq ft) Royal Thai Army AS550 armed with .50" HMP POD[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn) (max cruise)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Never exceed speed : 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 648 km (403 mi, 350 nmi)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 5,280 m (17,320 ft)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Rate of climb: 10.30 m/s (2,028 ft/min)[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 20 mm Giat M621 cannon[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Fabrique Nationale de Herstal twin 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun pods[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 7 x 70mm (2.75") Forges de Zeebrugge rocket launcher FZ220 or 12 x 68 mm Thales Brandt rockets[source]Eurocopter Fennec · Specifications (AS550 C3); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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