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At a glance
True scale
Side by side. From every angle. A human reference for perspective.
3.07 MB · Loads when you open it| Model | Length | Width / span | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurocopter Tiger | ≈ 13.85 m | ≈ 11.55 m (Width) | ≈ 3.84 m |
| Mil Mi-28 | ≈ 17.01 m | ≈ 15.04 m (Width) | ≈ 4.21 m |
Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 13.85 m. The height was fitted to the sourced 3.84 m. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 17.01 m. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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The human reference is a generic 1.75 m figure. Models describe external size, not combat performance.
Measured figures
Tiger HAD · fuselage (nose to tail)
Single source13.85 m (45 ft 5 in) fuselage (nose to tail)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Eurocopter Tiger | Mil Mi-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Attack helicopter Anti-tank helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| National origin | Multinational[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] | Mil[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
excluding rotors
17.01 m (55 ft 10 in) excluding rotors[source]
stub wings
Single source4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) stub wings[source]
Empty; Tiger HAD · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Tiger HAD · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Tiger HAD · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceTiger · Mass · Gewicht
Single source3,060 kg (6,746 lb)[source]
5,090 kg (11,222 lb)[source]
6,600 kg (14,551 lb)[source]
6,1 t[source]Tiger · Gewicht
Empty; equipped
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single sourceCruise; Tiger HAD · at MTOW SL
Single sourceMaximum; Tiger HAD · with rotor head mast
Single sourceMaximum; Tiger · Speed · Geschwindigkeit
Single source290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn) with rotor head mast[source]
271 km/h (168 mph, 146 kn) at MTOW SL[source]
268 km/h[source]Tiger · Geschwindigkeit
Cruise; max
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceFerry; Tiger HAD · not armed, with external fuel tanks
Single sourceTiger · Range · Reichweite
Single source1,130 km (700 mi, 610 nmi) not armed, with external fuel tanks[source]
725 km[source]Tiger · Reichweite
Ferry; 4x drop tanks with 5% reserve
Single sourcewith 5% reserve
Single sourceTiger HAD · 2 × MTR390-E turboshaft engines (1,464 shp) each
Single source2 × MTR390-E turboshaft engines, 1,092 kW (1,464 shp) each[source]
2 x 1.187 PS[source]Tiger · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines, 1,636 kW (2,194 hp) each[source]
Tiger HAD · max endurance with external fuel tank
Single sourceTiger HAD · of standard mission duration
Single source2.5 hours of standard mission duration, 5.0 hours max endurance with external fuel tank[source]
2:30 Std[source]Tiger · FlugzeitSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Endurance
Single source2 hours[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | French Army German Army Spanish Army Australian Army (historical)[source] | Russian Air Force Algerian Air Force Iraqi Army Aviation Command Uganda Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 175 as of April 2026[source] | 190+ as of May 2025[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1991–present[source] | 1982–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2003[source] | 15 October 2009 (Mi-28N)[source] |
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| First flight | 27 April 1991[source] | 10 November 1982[source] |
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| Retired | By Australia, see § Operators To be retired by Germany[source] | — |
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| Variant | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,105 kg (2,436 lb) internals , 1,689 kg (3,724 lb) with external fuel tanks[source] | 1,337 kg (2,948 lb) / 1,720 L (450 US gal; 380 imp gal) internal fuel + up to 445 kg (981 lb) / 571 L (151 US gal; 126 imp gal) in 4x drop tanks[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30 cannon in chin turret, with up to 450 rounds[source] | 1× chin-mounted 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon with 250 rounds (±110° horizontal fire)[source] |
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| Airfoil | blade root: DFVLR DM-H3; blade tip: DFVLR DM-H4[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 132.75 m 2 (1,428.9 sq ft)[source] | 232.35 m 2 (2,501.0 sq ft)[source] |
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| Disk loading | 38.343 kg/m 2 (7.853 lb/sq ft)[source] | 49.5 kg/m 2 (10.1 lb/sq ft) max[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb) at MTOW, with MTR390-E[source] | 0.31 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Inner hardpoints | 2 × 12.7×99mm NATO FN M3P Browning gun pods, or 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) autocannon pods, or 2 × 22 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod (France/Spain) 2 × 19 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-225 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia), or 2 × 4 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles (Australia/France), or 2 × 4 Spike-ER missiles (Spain), or 2 × 4 PARS 3 LR missiles (Germany), or 2 × 4 HOT-3 missiles (Germany)[source] | — |
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| Outer hardpoints | 2 × 2 Mistral air-to-air missiles (France/Spain), or 2 × 2 Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) air-to-air missiles (Germany), or 2 × 12 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod, or 2 × 7 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-233 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 4.000 m[source]Tiger · FlughöheSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Engine | zwei leistungsstarken Triebwerken[source]Tiger · Engines | — |
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| Designer | — | Marat Tishchenko[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Two pylons under each stub wing to mount bombs, rockets, missiles, and gun pods. Main armament configurations include: 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles and 40 S-8 rockets , or 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, and 10 S-13 rocket , or 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, and two 23 mm UPK-23-250 gun pods each containing a GSh-23L with 250 rounds. Other ordnance: 9K121 Vikhr , and 9M123 Khrizantema anti-tank missiles ( 9M123VM variant for any Mi-28 variant have fire-control radar , with bonus of millimeter-wave radar ACLOS missile guidance), LMUR , 8 Igla-V and Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles, 2 KMGU-2 mine dispensers, and a variant of 9K333 Verba air-to-air missile[source] |
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| Hover ceiling OGE | — | 3,600 m (11,811 ft)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 3 - 0.5[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source