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F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
QH-50C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH |
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| Crew | one[source] | none[source] |
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | ASW drone[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Gyrodyne Company of America[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1962–1969[source] |
12 ft 11 in (3.94 m)[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]
QH-50C · 1 × Boeing T50-BO-8A turboshaft , 300 shp (
Single source1 × Boeing T50-BO-8A turboshaft , 300 shp (220 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 1963[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] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | In service as target tug[source] |
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| Primary users | — | United States Navy United States Army Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 755[source] |
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| First flight | — | 1959[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 35 US gal (29 imp gal; 130 L)[source] |
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| Bombs | — | 2× Mark 44 torpedoes or 1× Mark 46 torpedo[source] |
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