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Measured figures
Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single source98 ft 9 in (30.10 m)[source]
30.14m[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length
IAR-330L · Length
Single sourceIAR-330L · overall
Single source18.15 m (59 ft 7 in) (overall), 14.06 m (46 ft 2 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
IAR-330L · Main rotor diameter
Single source15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)[source]
Chinook 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
IAR-330L · Crew
Single source1–3[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; IAR-330L · max cruise
Single source271 km/h (168 mph, 146 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]
IAR-330L · 2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines , 1,175 kW (1,576 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | IAR 330 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Utility helicopter / gunship / naval helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 72 (all RAF models)[source] | ≥ 163[source] |
| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | — |
| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | 22 October 1975[source] |
| Developed from | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[source] | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[source] |
| Variants | HC1, HC1B, HC2, HC3, HC4, HC5, HC6, HC6A, HC7[source] | — |
| Capacity | 55 soldiers and up to 10 tonnes of freight or equipment[source] | 16 fully equipped troops[source] |
| 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 | — |
| Main rotor area | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] | 176.7 m 2 (1,902 sq ft)[source] |
| Blade section | - root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Boeing VR-8[source] | — |
| 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] | — |
| 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 | — |
| Defensive Aids | Missile Warning Receiver, Infrared Warning Receiver, Radar Warning Receiver, Counter-measure dispensing system (flares).[source] | — |
| 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 | Romania[source] |
| Powerplant | Two Honeywell 55-L-714A Free-Turbine engines[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Powerplant | — |
| Reported engine rating | 4,168shp each[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · ThrustSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
| Flight altitude | 15,000ft[source]Chinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Maximum altitude | — |
| Primary users | — | Romanian Air Force Romanian Navy United Arab Emirates Air Force Sudan Air Force Lebanese Air Force[source] |
| Manufactured | — | 1975–2008[source] |
| Never exceed speed | — | 294 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)[source] |
| Hardpoints | — | LPR 57 unguided rocket launcher (optional, on four hardpoints)[source] |