Enstrom F-28 vs Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2

Enstrom F-28 — licensed reference photograph

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Enstrom F-28

Light helicopter

Credit

Original uploader was User:Ahunt at en:wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 — licensed reference photograph

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Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2

Light utility helicopter

Credit

Laurent ERRERA from L'Union, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Enstrom F-28F28F · Length

8.92 m

Length source ↗

Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2AS355F2 · inc. main and tail rotors

12.94 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

8.92mF28F · Length

12.94mAS355F2 · inc. main and tail rotors

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.92 m

F28F · Length

Single source

29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)^[source]

12.94 m

AS355F2 · inc. main and tail rotors

Single source

12.94 m (42 ft 5 in) inc. main and tail rotors^[source]

9.75mF28F · Main rotor diameter

10.69mAS355F2 · Main rotor diameter

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.75 m

F28F · Main rotor diameter

Single source

32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)^[source]

10.69 m

AS355F2 · Main rotor diameter

Single source

10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)^[source]

2.74mF28F · Height

3.14mAS355F2 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.74 m

F28F · Height

Single source

9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)^[source]

3.14 m

AS355F2 · Height

Single source

3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)^[source]

1.2t

2.5t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

712 kg

Empty; F28F · Empty weight

Single source

1,179 kg

Maximum take-off; F28F · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,570 lb (712 kg)^[source]

2,600 lb (1,179 kg)^[source]

1,305 kg

Empty; AS355F2 · Empty weight

Single source

2,540 kg

Maximum take-off; AS355F2 · internal load

Single source

one

1AS355F2 · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

1 people

AS355F2 · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

180km/hMaximum; F28F · Maximum speed

224km/hCruise; AS355F2 · max cruise

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

165 km/h

Cruise; F28F · econ cruise

Single source

180 km/h

Maximum; F28F · Maximum speed

Single source

97 kn (112 mph, 180 km/h)^[source]

89 kn (102 mph, 165 km/h) (econ cruise)^[source]

224 km/h

Cruise; AS355F2 · max cruise

Single source

224 km/h (139 mph, 121 kn) (max cruise)^[source]

446kmF28F · Range

703kmAS355F2 · with max fuel no reserve

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

446 km

F28F · Range

Single source

241 nmi (277 mi, 446 km)^[source]

703 km

AS355F2 · with max fuel no reserve

Single source

703 km (437 mi, 380 nmi) with max fuel no reserve^[source]

168kW

313kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

168 kW

F28F · 1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine, 225 hp (168 kW)^[source]

313 kW

AS355F2 · 2 × Allison 250-C20F turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × Allison 250-C20F turboshaft engines, 313 kW (420 hp) each^[source]

3.5hF28F · Endurance

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Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

3.5 h

F28F · Endurance

Single source

3 hr 30 min^[source]

3,700mF28F · Service ceiling

3,400mAS355F2 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 m

F28F · Service ceiling

Single source

12,000 ft (3,700 m)^[source]

3,400 m

AS355F2 · Service ceiling

Single source

3,400 m (11,200 ft)^[source]

7.4m/sF28F · 1,450 ft/min (

6.5m/sAS355F2 · 1,280 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.4 m/s

F28F · 1,450 ft/min (

Single source

1,450 ft/min (7.4 m/s)^[source]

6.5 m/s

AS355F2 · 1,280 ft/min

Single source

6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Enstrom F-28 and Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 configuration
Specification	Enstrom F-28	Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2
Type	Light helicopter^[source]	Light utility helicopter^[source]
Manufacturer	Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]	Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters DaimlerChrysler Aerospace^[source]
Manufactured	1965-present^[source]	1975–2016^[source]
Introduction date	1965^[source]	—
Variants	Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]	—
Developed into	Enstrom 480^[source]	Eurocopter AS555 Fennec 2^[source]
Capacity	two passengers^[source]	6 /^[source]
Main rotor area	804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5^[source]	89.75 m 2 (966.1 sq ft)^[source]
Country of origin	Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland	—
National origin	—	France^[source]
Status	—	In service^[source]
First flight	—	28 September 1979^[source]
Developed from	—	Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	730 L (190 US gal; 160 imp gal) usable, in two tanks^[source]
Blade aerofoil section	—	ONERA OA211 : root ; ONERA OA209/OA207 : tip^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

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Enstrom F-28

Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2

Type

Light helicopter^[source]

Light utility helicopter^[source]

Manufacturer

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]

Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters DaimlerChrysler Aerospace^[source]

Manufactured

1965-present^[source]

1975–2016^[source]

Introduction date

1965^[source]

—

Variants

Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]

—

Developed into

Enstrom 480^[source]

Eurocopter AS555 Fennec 2^[source]

Capacity

two passengers^[source]

6 /^[source]

Main rotor area

804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5^[source]

89.75 m 2 (966.1 sq ft)^[source]

Country of origin

Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland

—

National origin

—

France^[source]

Status

—

In service^[source]

First flight

—

28 September 1979^[source]

Developed from

—

Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

730 L (190 US gal; 160 imp gal) usable, in two tanks^[source]

Blade aerofoil section

—

ONERA OA211 : root ; ONERA OA209/OA207 : tip^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]