Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone vs TAI T625 Gökbey

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone — licensed reference photograph

AHelicopters

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone

Maritime helicopter

Credit

Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Santiago Navarro · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

TAI T625 Gökbey — licensed reference photograph

BHelicopters

TAI T625 Gökbey

Utility helicopter

Credit

tolgaozbekcom · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Sikorsky CH-148 CycloneLength

17.12 m

Length source ↗

TAI T625 GökbeyLength

15.87 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclonelarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+8%
Rotor diameter+34%
Mass+120%

TAI T625 Gökbeylarger figure on 1 of 4

Service ceiling+33%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

17.12m

15.87m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

17.12 m

Length

Single source

17.22 m

CH-148 Cyclone · Length

Single source

56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) .^[source]

17.22 m^[source]CH-148 Cyclone

15.87 m

Length

Single source

15.87 m (52 ft 1 in)^[source]

5.26mfuselage

—

Width

All recorded figures & sources

5.26 m

fuselage

Single source

17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) fuselage^[source]

17.7mMain rotor diameter

13.2mMain rotor diameter

Rotor diameter+34%

All recorded figures & sources

17.7 m

Main rotor diameter

Single source

17.48 m

CH-148 Cyclone · Rotor diameter · Rotor span

Single source

58 ft 1 in (17.70 m)^[source]

17.48 m^[source]CH-148 Cyclone · Rotor span

13.2 m

Main rotor diameter

Single source

13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)^[source]

5.44mCH-148 Cyclone · Height

—

Height

All recorded figures & sources

5.44 m

CH-148 Cyclone · Height

Single source

4.7 m

S-92

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) S-92^[source]

5.44 m^[source]CH-148 Cyclone

13.3tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

6.1tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Mass+120%

All recorded figures & sources

13,290 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

7,076 kg

Empty; S-92

Single source

13,000 kg

Gross; CH-148 Cyclone · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight

Single source

15,600 lb (7,076 kg) S-92^[source]

29,300 lb (13,290 kg)^[source]

13,000 kg^[source]CH-148 Cyclone · Maximum gross weight

6,050 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,050 kg (13,338 lb)^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

4 people

2 pilots; 1 tactical coordinator, ACSO; 1 sensor operator, AES OP

Single source

4 (2 pilots; 1 tactical coordinator, ACSO; 1 sensor operator, AES OP)^[source]

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

306km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

254 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

306 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

287 km/h

Maximum; CH-148 Cyclone · Maximum speed

Single source

165 kn (190 mph, 306 km/h)^[source]

137 kn (158 mph, 254 km/h)^[source]

287 km/h^[source]CH-148 Cyclone

278 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

306 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

306 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)^[source]

278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

740kmCH-148 Cyclone · Range

740km+

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

740 km

CH-148 Cyclone · Range

Single source

740 km^[source]CH-148 Cyclone

740 km

Single source

740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) +^[source]

2,200kW

1,024kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,200 kW

2 × General Electric CT7-8A7 turboshaft engines, 3,000 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × General Electric CT7-8A7 turboshaft engines, 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) each^[source]

1,024 kW

2 × LHTEC CTS800-4A , ( TEI TS1400 - undergoing testing / scheduled for 2027) turboshaft engine each

Single source

2 × LHTEC CTS800-4A , ( TEI TS1400 - undergoing testing / scheduled for 2027) turboshaft engine, 1,024 kW (1,373 hp) each^[source]

4,600m

6,096m

Service ceiling+33%

All recorded figures & sources

4,600 m

Service ceiling

Single source

15,000 ft (4,600 m)^[source]

6,096 m

Service ceiling

Single source

6,096 m (20,000 ft)^[source]

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3.8h

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

3.8 h

Endurance

Single source

3 hours 48 minutes^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone and TAI T625 Gökbey configuration
Specification	Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone	TAI T625 Gökbey
Type	Maritime helicopter^[source]	Utility helicopter^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	Turkey^[source]
Manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft^[source]	Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary user	Royal Canadian Air Force^[source]	—
Number built	28^[source]	4 prototypes built for tests + 7 Delivered to Turkish Armed Forces^[source]
Introduction date	July 2018^[source]	29 October 2024^[source]
First flight	15 November 2008^[source]	6 September 2018^[source]
Developed from	Sikorsky S-92^[source]	—
Capacity	6 in mission configuration, up to 22 in utility configuration.^[source] 22 passengers^[source]	12 passengers(Included Crew)^[source]
Folded Length	14.78 m (48.5 ft)^[source]	—
Main rotor area	2,650 sq ft (246 m 2 ) S-92^[source]	—
Blade section	- root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09 - S-92^[source]	—
Designer	—	Aselsan Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]
Primary users	—	Turkish Armed Forces Gendarmerie General Command^[source]

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Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone

TAI T625 Gökbey

Type

Maritime helicopter^[source]

Utility helicopter^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Turkey^[source]

Manufacturer

Sikorsky Aircraft^[source]

Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Primary user

Royal Canadian Air Force^[source]

—

Number built

28^[source]

4 prototypes built for tests + 7 Delivered to Turkish Armed Forces^[source]

Introduction date

July 2018^[source]

29 October 2024^[source]

First flight

15 November 2008^[source]

6 September 2018^[source]

Developed from

Sikorsky S-92^[source]

—

Capacity

6 in mission configuration, up to 22 in utility configuration.^[source]

22 passengers^[source]

12 passengers(Included Crew)^[source]

Folded Length

14.78 m (48.5 ft)^[source]

—

Main rotor area

2,650 sq ft (246 m 2 ) S-92^[source]

—

Blade section

- root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09 - S-92^[source]

—

Designer

—

Aselsan Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]

Primary users

—

Turkish Armed Forces Gendarmerie General Command^[source]