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Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | Kamov Ka-126 |
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| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | Kamov[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Active |
Ka-126 · Length
Single source7.775 m (25 ft 6 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; Ka-126 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ka-126 · 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
Ka-126 · 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
Cruise; Ka-126 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Ka-126 · 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]
Ka-126 · 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft
Single source1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft , 522 kW (700 hp)[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] | 17[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | 1989[source] |
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| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | 22 December 1988[source] |
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| Developed from | Boeing CH-47 Chinook[source] | Kamov Ka-26[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] | 6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper[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] | 265.5 m 2 (2,858 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 | — |
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| Manufactured | — | 1988–1991[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Kamov Ka-226[source] |
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| Blade sections | — | NACA 23015 modified root, NACA 23012 modified tip[source] |
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| Role | — | Soviet light utility helicopter[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | One or two crew utility light helicopter, powered by a 720-shp (537-kW) (Glushenkov) OMKB TVD-100 turboshaft engines. First flown in 1986, and built under licence by IAR in Romania . 2 prototypes and 15 series helicopter built.[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage One prototype, powered by a 722-shp (538-kW) Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 turboshaft engine.[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powered by two 450-shp (335-kW) Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 turboshaft engines.[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The V-60 was a projected light (3500 kg) armed escort helicopter from Kamov based on the civil Kamov Ka-126. Only a model of the original V-60 exists. The existing model shows four missiles as its sole armament. The project was abandoned in the 1980s and is often confused to be an early concept of the Ka-60 . The initial prototype and pre-series version of the Ka-60 carried another designation, V-62 .[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants / Kamov V-60; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Capacity: 6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 4.155 m (13 ft 8 in)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Empty weight: 1,915 kg (4,222 lb)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 3,250 kg (7,165 lb)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powerplant: 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft , 522 kW (700 hp)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor diameter: 2 × 13 m (42 ft 8 in)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor area: 265.5 m 2 (2,858 sq ft)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 713 km (443 mi, 385 nmi)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 3,850 m (12,630 ft)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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