Helicopters used by India!!! A Discussion

[SPIEZ]

Here is a list of the Helicopters used by India. Both Indian Air Force, Indian Army!

1) HAL DHRUV

ARMY ~ 45
AIR FORCE ~ 37

Dhruv based threads

http://defenceforumindia.com/defence-industry/19924-siachen-dhruv-proves-world-beater.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/3144-alh-dhruv.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/military-multimedia/11796-exclusive-videos-weaponised-alh-dhruv-firing-trials.html


General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
• Capacity: 4–12 passengers
• Length: 15.87 m (52 ft 0.8 in)
• Rotor diameter: 13.20 m (43 ft 3.7 in)
• Height: 4.98 m (16 ft 4.06 in)
• Disc area: 137 m² (1,472 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,502 kg (5,515 lb)
• Useful load: 2,600 kg (5731 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Shakti turboshafts, 1,000 kW (1,400 shp[SUP][112][/SUP])
  Alternate engine: 2x Turbomeca TM 333-2B2 turboshaft, 746 kW (1,000 shp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 156.58 kn)
• Combat radius: 320 km (200 mi, 175 nmi)
• Ferry range: 827 km (516 mi, 447 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,382 m (27,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.9 m/s (1,771 ft/min)
• Power/mass: 329.73 W/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

Armament

• Missiles:
  • 8 Anti-tank guided missiles
  • 4 Air-to-air missiles
  • 4 x 68 mm Rocket Pods (Air-Force & Army)
  • 2 Torpedoes
  • Depth charges or Anti-ship missiles

Note : the Weapon system integration is still in progress and not operational

DHRUV SALIENT FEATURES
In October 2007, a Dhruv Mk.3 flew to an altitude of 27,500 feet (8,400 m) in Siachen;two years earlier a HAL Cheetah (the HAL Cheetah powered by the Shakti engine) had set a world altitude record, landing at 25,150 feet (7,670 m) on Sasar Kangi peak in Siachen

http://articles.timesofindia.indiat...angalore/27974986_1_pilots-icy-winds-altitude

 

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2) CHETAK UTILITY HELICOPTER Indian manufactured version of Aérospatiale Alouette III

ARMY 120
AIR FORCE 87

threads on Chetak

http://defenceforumindia.com/international-politics/2333-hal-bags-10-mn-order-chetak-cheetah.html

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 5 passengers
• Length: 10.03 m (32 ft 10¾ in)
• Main rotor diameter: 11.02 m (36 ft 1¾ in)
• Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Main rotor area: 95.38 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (1026 ft[SUP]2[/SUP])
• Empty weight: 1,143 kg (2,520 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 649 kW (870 shp) derated to 425 kW (570 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
• Cruising speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
• Range: 540 km (335 miles)
• Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min)

 

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3) CHEETAH the Indian manufactured version of Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama

ARMY 48
AIR FORCE 28

specs

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 4 passengers or 1,135 kg (2,500 lb) slung payload
• Length: 10.24 m (33 ft 7¼ in)
• Main rotor diameter: 11.02 m (36 ft 1¾ in)
• Height: 3.09 m (10 ft 1¾ in)
• Main rotor area: 95.38 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (1,026 ft[SUP]2[/SUP])
• Empty weight: 1,021 kg (2,251 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,070 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 649 kW (870 hp) derated to 410 kW (550 hp) each

Performance

• Range: 515 km (320 miles)
• Maximum speed: 192 km/h (119 mph)
• Service ceiling: 5,400 m (17,715 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)

 

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4) MIL Mi-8 and Mi-17

AIRFORCE 112

General characteristics

• Crew: Three – two pilots and one engineer
• Capacity: 30 troops or 12 stretchers or 4,000 kg (8,820 lb) cargo internally /5,000 kg (11,023 lb) externally slung.
• Length: 18.465 m (60 ft 7 in)
• Rotor diameter: 21.25 m (69 ft 10½ in)
• Height: 4.76 m (15 ft 7¼ in)
• Disc area: 356 m² (3,834 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,489 kg (16,510 lb)
• Loaded weight: 11,100 kg (24,470 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Klimov TV3-117VM turboshafts, 1,633 kW (2,190 shp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 km/h (135 knots, 155 mph)
• Range: 465 km (251 nmi, 289 mi) (standard fuel)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,690 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8 m/s(1,575 ft/min)

Armament

• up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of disposable stores on six hardpoints, including bombs, rockets, and gunpods.

THREADS ON Mi-17

http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/17065-russian-start-delivery-new-mi-17-march.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/27048-india-receives-first-mil-mi-17-v5.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/intern...6-india-order-another-59-russian-mi-17-a.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/25748-chandigarh-airforce-base-assemble-mi-17-v5.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/24756-india-receive-modified-mi-17s.html

 

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5) Mil Mi-26 HALO

AIRFORCE 6

General characteristics

• Crew: Five– 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer, 1 flight technician
• Capacity:
  • 90 troops or 60 stretchers
  • 20,000 kg cargo (44,090 lb)
• Length: 40.025 m (131 ft 3¾ in) (rotors turning)
• Rotor diameter: 32.00 m (105 ft 0 in)
• Height: 8.145 m (26 ft 8¾ in)
• Disc area: 804.25 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (8,656.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 28,200 kg (62,170 lb)
• Loaded weight: 49,600 kg (109,350 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,450 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Lotarev D-136 turboshafts, 8,500 kW (11,399 shp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 295 km/h (159 kt, 183 mph)
• Cruise speed: 255 km/h (137 kt, 158 mph)
• Range: 1,920 km (1,036 nmi, 1,190 mi) (with auxiliary tanks)
• Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)

NOTABLE INCIDENTS :
In Spring 2002, a civilian Mi-26 was leased to recover two U.S. Army MH-47E Chinook helicopters from a mountain in Afghanistan. The Chinooks, operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, had been employed in Operation Anaconda, an effort to drive al Qaeda and Taliban fighters out of the Shahi-Kot Valley and surrounding mountains.Six months later, a second U.S. Army CH-47 that had made a hard landing 100 miles (160 km) north of Bagram at an altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) was recovered by another Sportsflite-operated Mi-26 Heavycopter.

 

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6) Mil Mi-24 Hind

AIRFORCE 20

A US operated HIND

General characteristics

• Crew: 2–3: pilot, weapons system officer and technician (optional)
• Capacity: 8 troops or 4 stretchers
• Length: 17.5 m (57 ft 4 in)
• Rotor diameter: 17.3 m (56 ft 7 in)

• Wingspan: 6.5 m (21 ft 3 in)

• Height: 6.5 m (21 ft 3 in)
• Disc area: 235 m² (2,530 ft²)
• Empty weight: 8,500 kg (18,740 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turbines, 1,600 kW (2,200 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph)
• Range: 450 km (280 miles)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,750 ft)

 

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7) Boeing AH-64 Apache

Threads on AH-64D APACHE
http://defenceforumindia.com/indian-air-force/26514-ah-64d-apache-chosen-iaf-attack-helicopter.html
http://defenceforumindia.com/united...04-army-rolls-out-first-apache-block-iii.html

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, and co-pilot/gunner)
• Length: 58.17 ft (17.73 m) (with both rotors turning)
• Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
• Height: 12.7 ft (3.87 m)
• Disc area: 1,809.5 ft² (168.11 m²)
• Empty weight: 11,387 lb (5,165 kg)
• Loaded weight: 17,650 lb (8,000 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 23,000 lb (10,433 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701 and later upgraded to T700-GE-701C (1990–present) & T700-GE-701D (AH-64D block III) turboshafts, -701: 1,690 shp, -701C: 1,890 shp, -701D: 2,000 shp (-701: 1,260 kW, -701C: 1,490 kW, -701D: 1,490 kW) each
• Fuselage length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
• Rotor systems: 4 blade main rotor, 4 blade tail rotor in non-orthogonal alignment

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 197 knots (227 mph, 365 km/h)
• Maximum speed: 158 knots (182 mph, 293 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 143 knots (165 mph, 265 km/h)
• Range: 257 nmi (295 mi, 476 km) with Longbow radar mast
• Combat radius: 260 nmi (300 mi, 480 km)
• Ferry range: 1,024 nmi (1,180 mi, 1,900 km)
• Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m) minimum loaded
• Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (12.7 m/s)
• Disc loading: 9.80 lb/ft² (47.9 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (0.31 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30 × 113 mm (1.18 × 4.45 in) M230 Chain Gun with 1,200 rounds
• Hardpoints: Four pylon stations on the stub wings. Longbows also have a station on each wingtip for an AIM-92 ATAS twin missile pack.[SUP][47][/SUP][SUP][198][/SUP]
• Rockets: Hydra 70 70 mm, and CRV7 70 mm air-to-ground rockets
• Missiles: Typically AGM-114 Hellfire variants; AIM-92 Stinger may also be carried.

Avionics

• Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman AN/APG-78 Longbow fire-control radar[SUP][199][/SUP] (Note: can only be mounted on the AH-64D)

 

[pmaitra]

Good series of posts. Great job!

AH-64 is due to be acquired and inducted.

 

[SPIEZ]

Good series of posts. Great job!

AH-64 is due to be acquired and inducted.

Thank you. Dedicated to all those people who didn't know what helicopters India has or really confused with it

Work in progress, will add future helo's after getting relevant source.

 

[Koovie]

You forgot Sea Kings and Nval Dhruvs

 

[SPIEZ]

You forgot Sea Kings and Nval Dhruvs

My friend, work still in progress !

 

[SADAKHUSH]

Thank you to "SPIEZ" for upgrading my knowledge about the latest development in our Armed Forces.

 

[SPIEZ]

FUTURE HELICOPTERS TO BE USED IN INDIA

Five firms in fray for copter deal

BANGALORE: Five global helicopter majors are in the fray to sell India 197 multi-role, light helicopters, in a deal worth Rs. 3,000 crore.

Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space company with its AS 550 Fennec; Bell Helicopters, which is offering the Bell 407; Russia's Kamov (for its Ka-226), the Franco Italian consortium's Agusta (which is prepared to offer either the Agusta A109 Power or the A 119 Koala) and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems ( MD 520N) have been given time till December 19 to submit proposals.

To replace Chetak Weighing less than three tonnes when armed, these multi-role, light turbine helicopters will replace the 1970s vintage Chetak and Cheetah helicopters operated by the Army Aviation Corps and the Air Force.

They will undertake tasks such as reconnaissance and observation, casualty evacuation, electronic warfare, escort duties, anti-insurgency operations and injecting and extricating personnel from the battlefield.

Of the 197 helicopters, which are to be bought in a fly away condition and via knock down kits, 133 are for the Army, while 64 will be delivered to the Air Force.

The helicopter deal is part of a mega modernisation programme which will see the Army eventually receiving 197 helicopters and the Air Force getting 188.

Offset clause The deal also includes an offset clause, under which the successful vendor must source defence-related goods and services to the value of 50 per cent of the deal from Indian companies.

The process — including discussions on offset proposals, technical evaluation, short-listing by the Defence Ministry, hot weather and winter trails — is expected to be completed by the middle of 2010.


SOURCE : The Hindu : National : Five firms in fray for copter deal

 

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a) Eurocopter AS550 Fennec

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 10.93 m (35 ft 10 in) (fuselage length), 12.94 m (42 ft 6 in) (overall length, rotors turning)
• Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11 in)
• Empty weight: 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 540 L (143 US Gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft, 632 kW (847 shp) (limited to 500 kW (671 shp for take-off)
• Main rotor diameter: 10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Main rotor area: 89.75 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (966.1 sq ft)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 246 km/h (153 mph; 133 kn) (max cruise)
• Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (178 mph; 155 kn)
• Range: 648 km (403 mi; 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,280 m (17,323 ft)
• Rate of climb: 10.30 m/s (2,028 ft/min)

Armament

• Provision for:

• 20 mm Giat M621 cannon
• Fabrique Nationale de Herstal twin 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun pods
• 7 x 2.75in Forges de Zeebrugge or 12 x 68 mm Thales Brandt rockets
• BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles

 

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b) Kamov Ka-226 Sergei

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Passengers: 9
• Cargo: 1,400kg internally, or 1,500kg on an external sling
• Length: 8.1 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Main rotor diameter: 2× 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Gross weight: 3400 kg (7496 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Allison 250-C20R (SR) turbo-shafts, 335 kW (450 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
• Cruising speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
• Range: 600 km (372 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6200 m (20300 ft)
• Hover ceiling: 2500 m (8200 ft)

 

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c) AGUSTAWESTLAND AW119 Koala

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Capacity: 6-7 passengers
• Length: 13.01 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Rotor diameter: 10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
• Disc area: 92.1 m² (991 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,430 kg (3,152 lb)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,720 kg (5,997 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A turboshaft, 747 kW (1,002 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 267 km/h (166 mph, 144 knots)
• Ferry range: 991 km (618 miles, 535 nm)
• Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)

 

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d) AgustaWestland AW109

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
• Capacity: 7/6 passengers
• Length: 42 ft 9 in (13.04 m)
• Rotor diameter: 36 ft 2 in (11.00 m)
• Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.50 m)
• Empty weight: 3,461 lb (2,000kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,283 lb (2,850 kg–3,000 kg (depending on version))
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada 206C or Turbomeca Arrius 2K1 turboshafts, 567 hp or 571 hp (423 kW or 426 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 177 mph (154 knots, 285 km/h)
• Ferry range: 599 mi (521 NM, 964 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,600 ft (6,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,930 ft/min (9.8 m/s)

Armament

(Agusta A109 LUH only)

• Guns: possibilities include 12.7 mm machine gun (250 rounds) in pod, pintle mounted 7.62 mm machine gun, door gunner post 12.7 mm machine gun
• Missiles: possibilities include 2 × TOW missile launchers (2 or 4 missiles each), unguided rockets in pods (2.75 in or 81 mm rockets with 7 or 12 tubes per pod), rocket/machine gun pod (70 mm × 3 rockets and 12.7 mm machine gun (200 rounds))

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Five global helicopter majors are in the fray to sell India 197 multi-role, light helicopters, in a deal worth Rs. 3,000 crore
To replace Chetak Weighing less than three tonnes when armed, these multi-role, light turbine helicopters will replace the 1970s vintage Chetak and Cheetah helicopters operated by the Army Aviation Corps and the Air Force.

From the article in The Hindu : National : Five firms in fray for copter deal.

I thought the DHRUVS were made exactly for that, why are they seeking from elsewhere when they already have their answers in their hands ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

It is called as a LIGHT UTILITY HELO.

I thought the Dhruvs were made exactly for that as a LIGHT UTILITY HELO. If they have a home-made version of the same why are going for an import of a similar HELO ?

Dhruv is light helo..

Dhruv can reach High alt but to some extend..

IA & IAF looking for Ultra Light Helo ( Not to be confused with ultra lights )..


KA-225

• Crew: 1
• Passengers: 9
• Cargo: 1,400kg internally, or 1,500kg on an external sling
• Length: 8.1 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Main rotor diameter: 2× 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Gross weight: 3400 kg (7496 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Allison 250-C20R (SR) turbo-shafts, 335 kW (450 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
• Cruising speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
• Range: 600 km (372 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6200 m (20300 ft)
• Hover ceiling: 2500 m (8200 ft)

Eurocopter AS550C3

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 10.93 m (35 ft 10 in) (fuselage length), 12.94 m (42 ft 6 in) (overall length, rotors turning)
• Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11 in)
• Empty weight: 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 540 L (143 US Gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft, 632 kW (847 shp) (limited to 500 kW (671 shp for take-off)
• Main rotor diameter: 10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Main rotor area: 89.75 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (966.1 sq ft)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 246 km/h (153 mph; 133 kn) (max cruise)
• Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (178 mph; 155 kn)
• Range: 648 km (403 mi; 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,280 m (17,323 ft)
• Rate of climb: 10.30 m/s (2,028 ft/min)

Cheak the spcs..
Bell lost the game..

 

[Kunal Biswas]