Enstrom F-28

what is it?

The Enstrom F-28 and 280 are a family of small, light piston engine powered helicopters produced by the Enstrom Helicopter Corporation.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 9.8 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• range 446 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,179 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 66 years ago, in 1960.
• 🚗Rotor of 9.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1960-11-12

introduced

1965

number built

—

role

light helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation

engines

1× Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD

length

8.9 m

rotor diameter

9.8 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,179 kg

top speed

180 km/h

cruise speed

165 km/h

range

446 km

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.