Specifications (Bell 309)
Data from Verier,
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: one pilot, one co-pilot/gunner
- Length: 59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)
- Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
- Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
- Empty weight: 8,926 lb (4,048 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T55-L-7C turboshaft, 2,000 shp (1,490 kW)
- Alternate powerplant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 (PT6T-3 Twin Pac) turboshaft, 1,800 shp (1,340 kW)
- Fuselage length: 48 ft 9 in (14.86 m)
- Rotor systems: 2 blades on main rotor, 2 blades on tail rotor
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 230 mph (200 knots, 370 km/h)
- Maximum speed: 183 mph (159 knots, 294 km/h)
Armament
- M197 3-barreled 20 mm Gatling cannon
- 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets - 7 or 19 rockets mounted in tube launchers
- TOW Missiles - 4 or 8 missiles mounted in two-missile launchers on each hardpoint
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