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Chinook HC6A · Length
Single sourceChinook / RAF specification (variant not stated) · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Chinook (UK variants) | Mil Mi-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Mil[source] |
| Designer | Boeing-Vertol[source] | Marat Tishchenko[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
excluding rotors
Single source17.01 m (55 ft 10 in) excluding rotors[source]
stub wings
Single source4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) stub wings[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
to top of rotor head
Single source3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) to top of rotor head[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; equipped
Single sourceGross; 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
1 pilot, 1 WSO
Single source2 (1 pilot, 1 WSO)[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; max
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source320 km/h (200 mph, 170 kn)
Chinook HC6A · with auxiliary fuel tanks
Single source1,200 nmi (1,400 mi, 2,200 km) with auxiliary fuel tanks[source]
10-minute loiter with 5% reserve
Single source200 km (120 mi, 110 nmi) 10-minute loiter with 5% reserve[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]
2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines, 1,636 kW (2,194 hp) 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] | 190+ as of May 2025[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 November 1980 (with RAF)[source] | 15 October 2009 (Mi-28N)[source] |
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| First flight | 23 March 1980 (HC1)[source] | 10 November 1982[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× chin-mounted 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon with 250 rounds (±110° horizontal fire)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 5,655.2 sq ft (525.39 m 2 )[source] | 232.35 m 2 (2,501.0 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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| National origin | — | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Air Force Algerian Air Force Iraqi Army Aviation Command Uganda Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1982–present[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,337 kg (2,948 lb) / 1,720 L (450 US gal; 380 imp gal) internal fuel + up to 445 kg (981 lb) / 571 L (151 US gal; 126 imp gal) in 4x drop tanks[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Two pylons under each stub wing to mount bombs, rockets, missiles, and gun pods. Main armament configurations include: 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles and 40 S-8 rockets , or 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, and 10 S-13 rocket , or 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, and two 23 mm UPK-23-250 gun pods each containing a GSh-23L with 250 rounds. Other ordnance: 9K121 Vikhr , and 9M123 Khrizantema anti-tank missiles ( 9M123VM variant for any Mi-28 variant have fire-control radar , with bonus of millimeter-wave radar ACLOS missile guidance), LMUR , 8 Igla-V and Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles, 2 KMGU-2 mine dispensers, and a variant of 9K333 Verba air-to-air missile[source] |
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| Hover ceiling OGE | — | 3,600 m (11,811 ft)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 3 - 0.5[source] |
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| Disk loading | — | 49.5 kg/m 2 (10.1 lb/sq ft) max[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.31 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) max[source]