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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
IAR-330L · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | IAR 330 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Utility helicopter / gunship / naval helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1975–2008[source] |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | — |
| Variants |
IAR-330L · overall
Single source18.15 m (59 ft 7 in) (overall), 14.06 m (46 ft 2 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]
IAR-330L · 2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines , 1,175 kW (1,576 hp) each[source]
F28F · Endurance
Single source3 hr 30 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] |
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| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | — |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 16 fully equipped troops[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 176.7 m 2 (1,902 sq ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | Romania[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Romanian Air Force Romanian Navy United Arab Emirates Air Force Sudan Air Force Lebanese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | ≥ 163[source] |
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| First flight | — | 22 October 1975[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 294 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | LPR 57 unguided rocket launcher (optional, on four hardpoints)[source] |
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