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At a glance
Measured figures
KUH-1 · fuselage
Single source3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) (fuselage)[source]
F28F · Main rotor diameter
Single source32 ft 0 in (9.75 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]
KUH-1 · 2 × General Electric / Hanwha Aerospace T700-701K turboshaft (1,855 shp) each with dual-channel FADEC
Single source2 × General Electric / Hanwha Aerospace T700-701K turboshaft , 1,383 kW (1,855 shp) each with dual-channel FADEC[source]
F28F · Endurance
Single source3 hr 30 min[source]
F28F · 1,450 ft/min (
Single source1,450 ft/min (7.4 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | KAI KUH-1 Surion |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Medium utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | — |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 22 May 2013[source] |
| Variants | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] | — |
| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | — |
| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 13 passengers (including 9 troops - KUH-1) - up to 18 passengers with the KUH-1E variant[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 | — |
| Role | — | Transport[source] |
| National origin | — | South Korea[source] |
| Designer | — | Agency for Defense Development (mission equipment package) Korea Aerospace Industries (with technical assistance from Eurocopter )[source] |
| Status | — | In service[source] |
| Primary users | — | Republic of Korea Army National Police Agency (South Korea)[source] |
| Number built | — | 218+ (including derivatives)[source] |
| First flight | — | 10 March 2010[source] |
| In service | — | 2013–present[source] |
| Developed from | — | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma[source] |
| Guns | — | A couple of 7.62mm pintle-mounted machine gun pods Removable pylons or hardpoints for heavier gun pods , air-launched rockets , and/or anti-tank guided missiles[source] |
| Useful lift | — | 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) of external load[source] |
| Hovering ceiling | — | 2,717 m (8,915 ft)[source] |