Enstrom F-28 vs Harbin Z-20: Specs Compared

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

Harbin Z-20 — licensed reference photograph

BHelicopters

Harbin Z-20

Medium lift helicopter

Credit

China News Service · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 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 ↗

Harbin Z-20Z-20 · Length

20 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

8.92mF28F · Length

20mZ-20 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.92 m

F28F · Length

Single source

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

20 m

Z-20 · Length

Single source

20 m (65 ft 7 in)^[source]

9.75mF28F · Main rotor diameter

16mZ-20 · ×

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.75 m

F28F · Main rotor diameter

Single source

32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)^[source]

16 m

Z-20 · ×

Single source

× 16 m (52 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.74mF28F · Height

5.3mZ-20 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.74 m

F28F · Height

Single source

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

5.3 m

Z-20 · Height

Single source

5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)^[source]

1.2t

10t

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]

5,000 kg

Empty; Z-20 · Empty weight

Single source

10,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Z-20 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

one

2Z-20 · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

2 people

Z-20 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

180km/hMaximum; F28F · Maximum speed

360km/hMaximum; Z-20 · 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]

290 km/h

Cruise; Z-20 · Cruise speed

Single source

360 km/h

Maximum; Z-20 · Maximum speed

Single source

446kmF28F · Range

—

Range

All recorded figures & sources

446 km

F28F · Range

Single source

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

—

560kmZ-20 · Combat range

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

560 km

Z-20 · Combat range

Single source

560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)^[source]

168kW

1,600–2,000kWZ-20 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each

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]

1,600–2,000 kW

Z-20 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines, 1,600–2,000 kW (2,100–2,700 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

6,000mZ-20 · approx

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 m

F28F · Service ceiling

Single source

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

6,000 m

Z-20 · approx

Single source

6,000 m (20,000 ft) (approx.)^[source]

7.4m/sF28F · 1,450 ft/min (

7.1m/sZ-20 · 1,400 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]

7.1 m/s

Z-20 · 1,400 ft/min

Single source

7.1 m/s (1,400 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 Harbin Z-20 configuration
Specification	Enstrom F-28	Harbin Z-20
Type	Light helicopter^[source]	Medium lift helicopter^[source]
Manufacturer	Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]	Harbin Aircraft Industry Group^[source]
Manufactured	1965-present^[source]	—
Introduction date	1965^[source]	1 October 2019^[source]
Variants	Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]	—
Developed into	Enstrom 480^[source]	Harbin Z-21^[source]
Capacity	two passengers^[source]	12-15 passengers, 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of cargo internally, 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of cargo externally^[source]
Main rotor area	804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5^[source]	—
Country of origin	Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland	—
National origin	—	China^[source]
Status	—	In service, in production^[source]
Primary users	—	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force People's Armed Police^[source]
Number built	—	230+^[source]
First flight	—	23 December 2013^[source]
Guns	—	Provision for machine guns and autocannons^[source]
Hardpoints	—	4 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: Various rocket pods Missiles: AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile YJ-9 anti-ship missile^[source]
Rockets	—	Various rocket pods^[source]
Missiles	—	AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile YJ-9 anti-ship missile^[source]

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Enstrom F-28

Harbin Z-20

Type

Light helicopter^[source]

Medium lift helicopter^[source]

Manufacturer

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[source]

Harbin Aircraft Industry Group^[source]

Manufactured

1965-present^[source]

—

Introduction date

1965^[source]

1 October 2019^[source]

Variants

Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I^[source]

—

Developed into

Enstrom 480^[source]

Harbin Z-21^[source]

Capacity

two passengers^[source]

12-15 passengers, 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of cargo internally, 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of cargo externally^[source]

Main rotor area

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

—

Country of origin

Vereinigte Staaten^[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland

—

National origin

—

China^[source]

Status

—

In service, in production^[source]

Primary users

—

People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force People's Armed Police^[source]

Number built

—

230+^[source]

First flight

—

23 December 2013^[source]

Guns

—

Provision for machine guns and autocannons^[source]

Hardpoints

—

4 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: Various rocket pods Missiles: AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile YJ-9 anti-ship missile^[source]

Rockets

—

Various rocket pods^[source]

Missiles

—

AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile YJ-9 anti-ship missile^[source]