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Measured figures
Length
Single source13.76 m (45 ft 2 in)[source]
W-3A · fuselage
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kazan Ansat | PZL W-3 Sokol |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Kazan Helicopters[source] | PZL-Świdnik[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] | — |
| Manufactured |
14.21 m (46 ft 7 in) fuselage[source]
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207K turboshaft engines (630 shp) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207K turboshaft engines, 470 kW (630 shp) each[source]
W-3A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów PZL-10B turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów PZL-10B turboshaft engines, 671 kW (900 hp) each[source]
Endurance
Single source3 hours 07 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1998–present[source] |
1985–2015[source] |
| Introduction date | 28 August 2013[source] | 1987[source] |
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| First flight | 17 August 1999[source] | 16 November 1979[source] |
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| Capacity | **7–8 passengers 2 stretchers and 3 attendants 1,235 kg (2,723 lb) internal[source] | 12 passengers or four stretcher cases and one attendant / 2,100 kg (4,630 lb) payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 535 kg[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 103.87 m 2 (1,118.0 sq ft)[source] | 193.6 m 2 (2,084 sq ft) with NACA 23012M blade profile[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 275 km/h (171 mph, 148 kn)[source] | 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)[source] |
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| Hover ceiling OGE | 4,396 ft (1,340 m)[source] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | Poland[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Polish Armed Forces Czech Air Force Philippine Air Force Myanmar Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 149 (as of 2011)[source] |
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