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Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | Eurocopter Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter Anti-tank helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
Tiger HAD · fuselage (nose to tail)
Single source13.85 m (45 ft 5 in) fuselage (nose to tail)[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
Tiger HAD · Main rotor diameter
Single source13 m (42 ft 8 in)[source]
Chinook HC6A · Height
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Height · Height
Single source18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)[source]
5.77m[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Height
Tiger HAD · without top-mounted sensors
Single source3.84 m (12 ft 7 in) without top-mounted sensors[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; Tiger HAD · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Tiger HAD · Gross 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
Tiger · Crew · Besatzung
Single sourceTiger HAD · pilot and weapon systems officer
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
Cruise; Tiger HAD · at MTOW SL
Single sourceMaximum; Tiger HAD · with rotor head mast
Single sourceChinook HC6A · with auxiliary fuel tanks
Single source1,200 nmi (1,400 mi, 2,200 km) with auxiliary fuel tanks[source]
Tiger HAD · armed, with standard fuel tanks
Single source740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) armed, with standard fuel tanks[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]
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] | 175 as of April 2026[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | 2003[source] |
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| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | 27 April 1991[source] |
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| Developed from | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[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] | — |
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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 | 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30 cannon in chin turret, with up to 450 rounds[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] | 132.75 m 2 (1,428.9 sq ft)[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 | 4.000 m[source]Tiger · FlughöheSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| National origin | — | Multinational[source] |
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| Primary users | — | French Army German Army Spanish Army Australian Army (historical)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1991–present[source] |
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| Retired | — | By Australia, see § Operators To be retired by Germany[source] |
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| Variant | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,105 kg (2,436 lb) internals , 1,689 kg (3,724 lb) with external fuel tanks[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | blade root: DFVLR DM-H3; blade tip: DFVLR DM-H4[source] |
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| Disk loading | — | 38.343 kg/m 2 (7.853 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb) at MTOW, with MTR390-E[source] |
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| Inner hardpoints | — | 2 × 12.7×99mm NATO FN M3P Browning gun pods, or 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) autocannon pods, or 2 × 22 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod (France/Spain) 2 × 19 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-225 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia), or 2 × 4 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles (Australia/France), or 2 × 4 Spike-ER missiles (Spain), or 2 × 4 PARS 3 LR missiles (Germany), or 2 × 4 HOT-3 missiles (Germany)[source] |
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| Outer hardpoints | — | 2 × 2 Mistral air-to-air missiles (France/Spain), or 2 × 2 Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) air-to-air missiles (Germany), or 2 × 12 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod, or 2 × 7 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-233 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia)[source] |
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| Engine | — | zwei leistungsstarken Triebwerken[source]Tiger · Engines |
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Maximum take-off; Tiger HAD · Max takeoff weight
Tiger · Mass · Gewicht
Single source3,060 kg (6,746 lb)[source]
5,090 kg (11,222 lb)[source]
6,600 kg (14,551 lb)[source]
6,1 t[source]Tiger · Gewicht
Maximum; Tiger · Speed · Geschwindigkeit
Single source