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At a glance
Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
EC120 B · overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | Eurocopter EC120 Colibri |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Harbin Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1995–2017[source] |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 1998 |
11.52 m (37 ft 10 in) overall[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]
EC120 B · 1 × Turbomeca TM 319 Arrius 2F turboshaft for take-off
Single source1 × Turbomeca TM 319 Arrius 2F turboshaft , 376 kW (504 hp) for take-off[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] | — |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 4 pax / 755 kg (1,664 lb) useful load (700 kg (1,543 lb) max slung load)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 78.54 m 2 (845.4 sq ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | Multinational[source] |
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| Designer | — | Eurocopter CATIC Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation ST Aerospace[source] |
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| Status | — | Out of production[source] |
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| Number built | — | ~700 (2015)[source] |
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| First flight | — | 9 June 1995[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 416 L (110 US gal; 92 imp gal) in two tanks[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| Hover ceiling IGE | — | 2,820 m (9,252 ft)[source] |
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| Hover ceiling OGE | — | 2,320 m (7,612 ft)[source] |
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| Disk loading | — | 21.8 kg/m 2 (4.5 lb/sq ft) internal load[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.19 kW/kg (0.12 hp/lb) internal load[source] |
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