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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
BK 117 B-2 · fuselage length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 |
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| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Utility / transport[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 9 December 1982 |
9.91 m (32 ft 6 in) (fuselage length)[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]
BK 117 B-2 · 2 × Textron Lycoming LTS 101-750B-1 turboshaft each
Single source2 × Textron Lycoming LTS 101-750B-1 turboshaft , 442 kW (593 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.
| Variants | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | Eurocopter EC145[source] |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | up to 10 passengers[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 95.03 m 2 (1,022.9 sq ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | West Germany / Japan[source] |
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| Status | — | In production[source] |
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| Primary users | — | DRF ADAC[source] |
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| First flight | — | 13 June 1979[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 697 L (183 US Gallons, 153 Imp Gallons) internal fuel[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| Hover Ceiling | — | 3,565 m (11,700 ft) (in ground effect)[source] |
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