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Data from Display at Aero India 2021 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 24 to 36 seated troops / 4,500 kg (9,921 lb) Length: 25.16 m (82 ft 7 in) Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in) Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb) Powerplant: 2 × SAFHAL Aravalli turboshaft engines, 2,000 kW (2,800 shp) each Main rotor diameter: 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) Performance Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn ...
22 [15] Mil Mi-24: Russia attack: Mi-25/35: 15 [15] HAL Prachand: India attack 10 [28] 66 on order [29] HAL Rudra: India attack 16 50 on order. [30] CH-47 Chinook: United States transport CH-47F: 15 [15] Mil Mi-17: Russia utility Mi-17V-5: 222 [15] HAL Dhruv: India utility: 95 [15] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: India utility 6 on order [31 ...
The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in November 1984. The helicopter first flew in 1992; its development was prolonged due to multiple factors including the Indian Army's requirement for design changes, budget restrictions, and sanctions placed on India following the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests.
Attack helicopter: 29 March 2010: In production 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned) [18] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Light Utility Helicopter 6 September 2016: In production 3 (187 planned) [19] Indian Multi Role Helicopter: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Medium multirole helicopter 2024-25 Under development [20]
The HAL Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is a 3-tonne class highly agile new generation light helicopter. According to HAL, it possesses a cruise speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph), service ceiling of up to 6.5 km (21,000 ft), a range of 350 km (220 mi) with maximum take-off weight of 3.12 tonne and an empty weight ...
The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multirole combat helicopter, designed to perform various attack profiles, including relatively high altitude flight. [59] The design and development of the LCH was done in-house, by the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre (RWR&DC), an internal design office of HAL dedicated to the design of helicopters.
On 4 February 2013, at the Aero India trade show, it was announced that the HAL Rudra Mk IV had achieved IOC, [16] [17] and that a pair of helicopters had been handed over to the Indian Army. [ 18 ] [ 5 ] The Indian Army continued to take deliveries of the type; by 2017, 22 armed Rudras had reportedly been delivered to the service.
SA 315B Lama, 2003. The Lama was developed specifically to provide a rotorcraft with exceptional high-altitude performance. In practice, the type found considerable use within regions that possessed extensive mountain ranges, such as South America and India, being capable of lifting loads and deploying personnel in areas that had been previously impossible to have otherwise achieved.