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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
AS332 L1 · fuselage
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
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| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Medium utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1978–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | — |
16.79 m (55 ft 1 in) fuselage[source]
F28F · 1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine, 225 hp (168 kW)[source]
AS332 L1 · 2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A2 turboshaft each
Single source2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A2 turboshaft , 1,376 kW (1,845 hp) each[source]
F28F · Endurance
Single source3 hr 30 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Variants | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma KAI KUH-1 Surion ]][source] |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 24 passengers plus attendant / 4,490 kg (9,899 lb)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 206.12 m 2 (2,218.7 sq ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | French Air and Space Force CHC Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore Hellenic Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 1,000 (Sep 2019)[source] |
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| First flight | — | 13 September 1978[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[source] |
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| Variant | — | Eurocopter AS532 Cougar[source] |
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| Blade section | — | root: NACA 13112 ; tip: NACA 13106[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 327 km/h (203 mph, 177 kn)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Airbus Helicopters H215[source] |
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