Enstrom F-28 vs Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Enstrom F-28 — licensed reference photograph

AHelicopters

Enstrom F-28

Light helicopter

Credit

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

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar — licensed reference photograph

BHelicopters

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Medium utility military helicopter

Credit

Mike Freer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 AS532 CougarAS532 UB · Length

15.53 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

8.92mF28F · Length

15.53mAS532 UB · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.92 m

F28F · Length

Single source

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

15.53 m

AS532 UB · Length

Single source

15.53 m (50 ft 11 in)^[source]

9.75mF28F · Main rotor diameter

15.6mAS532 UB · 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]

15.6 m

AS532 UB · Main rotor diameter

Single source

15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.74mF28F · Height

4.92mAS532 UB · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.74 m

F28F · Height

Single source

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

4.92 m

AS532 UB · Height

Single source

4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)^[source]

1.2t

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]

4,350 kg

Empty; AS532 UB · Empty weight

Single source

9,000 kg

Maximum take-off; AS532 UB · Max takeoff weight

Single source

4,350 kg (9,590 lb)^[source]

9,000 kg (19,842 lb)^[source]

one

2AS532 UB · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

2 people

AS532 UB · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

180km/hMaximum; F28F · Maximum speed

249km/hMaximum; AS532 UB · Maximum speed

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]

239 km/h

Cruise; AS532 UB · Cruise speed

Single source

249 km/h

Maximum; AS532 UB · Maximum speed

Single source

249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn)^[source]

239 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)^[source]

446kmF28F · Range

573kmAS532 UB · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

446 km

F28F · Range

Single source

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

573 km

AS532 UB · Range

Single source

573 km (356 mi, 309 nmi)^[source]

168kW

1,357kW

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]

1,357 kW

AS532 UB · 2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines, 1,357 kW (1,820 hp) each^[source]

3.5hF28F · Endurance

—

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

3.5 h

F28F · Endurance

Single source

3 hr 30 min^[source]

3,700mF28F · Service ceiling

3,450mAS532 UB · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 m

F28F · Service ceiling

Single source

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

3,450 m

AS532 UB · Service ceiling

Single source

3,450 m (11,320 ft)^[source]

7.4m/sF28F · 1,450 ft/min (

7.2m/sAS532 UB · 1,420 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]

7.2 m/s

AS532 UB · 1,420 ft/min

Single source

7.2 m/s (1,420 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 AS532 Cougar configuration
Specification	Enstrom F-28	Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Type	Light helicopter^[source]	Medium utility military helicopter^[source]
Manufacturer	Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]	Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters^[source]
Manufactured	1965-present^[source]	1977–present^[source]
Introduction date	1965^[source]	1978^[source]
Variants	Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]	—
Developed into	Enstrom 480^[source]	Eurocopter EC725^[source]
Capacity	two passengers^[source]	20 troops / 4,650 kg (10,251 lb) payload^[source]
Main rotor area	804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5^[source]	206 m 2 (2,220 sq ft)^[source]
Country of origin	Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland	—
National origin	—	France^[source]
Status	—	In service^[source]
Primary users	—	French Air and Space Force Bulgarian Air Force Turkish Air Force Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force Romanian Naval Forces^[source]
First flight	—	September 1977^[source]
Developed from	—	Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]
Variant	—	Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

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Enstrom F-28

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Type

Light helicopter^[source]

Medium utility military helicopter^[source]

Manufacturer

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]

Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters^[source]

Manufactured

1965-present^[source]

1977–present^[source]

Introduction date

1965^[source]

1978^[source]

Variants

Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]

—

Developed into

Enstrom 480^[source]

Eurocopter EC725^[source]

Capacity

two passengers^[source]

20 troops / 4,650 kg (10,251 lb) payload^[source]

Main rotor area

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

206 m 2 (2,220 sq ft)^[source]

Country of origin

Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland

—

National origin

—

France^[source]

Status

—

In service^[source]

Primary users

—

French Air and Space Force Bulgarian Air Force Turkish Air Force Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force Romanian Naval Forces^[source]

First flight

—

September 1977^[source]

Developed from

—

Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]

Variant

—

Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

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