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Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | Harbin Z-9 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Medium multi-purpose utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
Z-9B · Length
Single source12.11 m (39 ft 9 in)[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
Z-9B · Main rotor diameter
Single source11.94 m (39 ft 2 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; Z-9B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Z-9B · 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
1 or 2 pilots[source]
Maximum; 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; Z-9B · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Z-9B · Maximum speed
Single sourceChinook 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]
Z-9B · 2 × Zhuzhou Aeroengine Factory WZ-8A turboshaft each
Single source2 × Zhuzhou Aeroengine Factory WZ-8A turboshaft, 632 kW (848 hp) each[source]
Chinook HC6A · Service ceiling
Single source15,000 ft (4,600 m)[source]
Z-9B · Hovering ceiling in ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Hovering ceiling out of ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Service ceiling
Single source4,500 m (14,800 ft) Hovering ceiling in ground effect: 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Hovering ceiling out of ground effect: 1,600 m (5,200 ft)[source]
Chinook HC6A · 1,980 ft/min ( )Thrust 2x 4,168shp each engine
Single source1,980 ft/min (10.1 m/s)Thrust 2x 4,168shp each engine[source]
Z-9B · Endurance
Single source5 hours[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] | 200+[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | 1994[source] |
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| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | 1981[source] |
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| Developed from | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[source] | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin[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] | 10 passengers or 1,900 kg (4,189 lb) payload internal, 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) payload slung[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 | two fixed 23 mm Type 23-2 (AM-23) cannon on attack variants.[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] | 111.98 m 2 (1,205.3 sq ft) swept area[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 | — | China[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Pakistan Naval Air Arm[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1981–present[source] |
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| Variant | — | Harbin Z-19[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Pylons for rockets, gun pods, ET52 torpedo , HJ-8 anti-tank missiles, or TY-90 air-to-air missiles.[source] |
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