Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101) Vs Airbus Helicopters H725 ...

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Your selected aircraft are compared in side-by-side arrangement below. You can always go back and Compare any two aircraft in our database. Some entries contain '0', 'not available', or an 'NA' value. This is more common with conceptual, experimental, and x-plane designs. Rotary-wing system (i.e. helicopters) values include main rotor diameter as part of width/wingspan measurement. UAV entries may display crew values as '0', not taking into account ground-based controllers. Subjects Leonardo HM.1 Merlin Medium-Lift / Multirole Helicopter Eurocopter EC725 Medium Transport Helicopter Basics ORIGIN Italy ORIGIN France YEAR 1999 [Diff.-6 yrs] YEAR 2005 [Diff.+6 yrs] CREW 4 CREW 2 PRODUCTION 225 units [Diff.+95] PRODUCTION 130 units [Diff.-95] Dimensions LENGTH 74.8 ft (22.8 m) [Diff.+10.9 ft] LENGTH 64.0 ft (19.5 m) [Diff.-10.9 ft] HEIGHT 21.8 ft (6.7 m) [Diff.+6.7 ft] HEIGHT 15.1 ft (4.6 m) [Diff.-6.7 ft] Relative Size Comparison Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed. Leonardo HM.1 Merlin Eurocopter EC725 Weights EMPTY WT. 23,149 lb (10,500 kg) [Diff.+11,398 lb] EMPTY WT. 11,751 lb (5,330 kg) [Diff.-11,398 lb] M.T.O.W. 34,392 lb (15,600 kg) [Diff.+9,700 lb] M.T.O.W. 24,692 lb (11,200 kg) [Diff.-9,700 lb] Installed Power 3 x Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322-01 turboshaft engines developing 2,312 shaft horsepower each and driving a five-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor. 2 x Turbomeca Makila 2A1 turboshaft engines developing 2,400 horsepower to a five-bladed main rotor and four-bladed tail rotor. Performance SPEED 192 mph (309 kph) [Diff.-9 mph] SPEED 201 mph (324 kph) [Diff.+9 mph] RANGE 863 miles (1,389 km) [Diff.+329 miles] RANGE 534 miles (860 km) [Diff.-329 miles] CEILING 15,010 ft (4,575 m) [Diff.-5,003 feet] CEILING 20,013 ft (6,100 m) [Diff.+5,003 feet] RATE-OF-CLIMB 2,000 ft/min [Diff.+1,290 feet] RATE-OF-CLIMB 710 ft/min [Diff.-1,290 feet] Armament OPTIONAL: 3 x 7.62mm general purpose machine guns (1 x at ramp, 1 x each at fuselage sides). 4 x Torpedoes. 2 x Anti-Ship Missiles. 2 x Rocket Pods on optional wingstubs. 2 x 7.62mm machine gun pods on optional wingstubs. Depth Charges. 2 x External Fuel Tanks. Typically none. Though optional armament includes any one of the following packages: 2 x 7.62mm Fabrique Nationale FN MAG General Purpose Machine Guns on pintle mountings at side windows. 2 x 68mm 19-shot rocket pods on external side mounts. 2 x 20mm GIAT automatic cannon pods on external side mounts. Going Further View Entry (Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101)) View Entry (Airbus Helicopters H725/EC725 (Caracal/Super Cougar)) Similar Aerospatiale AS532 Airbus H225 (Super Puma) Aerospatiale SA330 Puma

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