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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
AS365 MB Panther · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | Eurocopter AS565 Panther |
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| Crew | one[source] | 1 or 2 pilots[source] |
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | utility military helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1984–2021 |
13.68 m (44 ft 11 in)[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]
AS365 MB Panther · 2 × Turboméca Arriel 2C turboshaft each
Single source2 × Turboméca Arriel 2C turboshaft, 635 kW (852 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Variants | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | — |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 10 troops[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 111.98 m 2 (1,205.3 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 Naval Aviation Brazilian Army Israeli Air Force Indonesian Navy[source] |
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| First flight | — | 28 February 1984[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin[source] |
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| Variant | — | Harbin Z-9[source] |
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| Guns | — | M621 cannon 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon pods.[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 68 mm (2.677 in) or 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rockets .[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Matra Mistral air-to-air missiles . AS 15 TT anti-ship missiles. HOT anti-tank missiles. Mk46 or Whitehead A.244/S anti-submarine warfare torpedoes .[source] |
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