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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | HAL Prachand |
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| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 2017 – present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 3 October 2022 |
15.8 m (51 ft 10 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]
2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H1 turboshaft each
Single source2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H1 turboshaft , 1,032 kW (1,384 hp) each[source]
weapons
Single source1,750 kg (3,860 lb) weapons[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] | — |
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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 | — | India[source] |
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| Designer | — | Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre[source] |
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| Status | — | In service 156 on order[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Indian Army Indian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 19 (4 TD, 15 LSP)[source] |
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| First flight | — | 29 March 2010[source] |
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| Developed from | — | HAL Dhruv[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1800 kg (1440 Liters)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 x 20 mm M621 cannon on Nexter THL-20 turret with 800 rounds per minute[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4 × 12 FZ275 LGR Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned) Bombs: Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 4 × 12 FZ275 LGR[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned)[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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