HAL Light Combat Helicopter - Specifications

Specifications

Data from Globalsecurity

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 8 in)
• Rotor diameter: 13.3 m (43 ft 6 in)
• Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 4 in)
• Disc area: 138.9 m² (1,472 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,250 kg (5,975 lb)
• Useful load: 3,350 kg (7,410 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti turboshaft, 1,067 kW (1,430 shp) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (178 knots, 207 mph)
• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (140 knots, 161 mph)
• Range: 700 km (297 nmi, 342 mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
• Rate of climb: 12 m/s (2,362 ft/min)
• Disc loading: 39.59 kg/m² (8.23 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 327 W/kg (0.198 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 20 mmM621 cannon on Nexter THL-20 turret
• Rockets: 60/80 mm caliber rockets
• Missiles: air-to-surface, MBDA air-to-air, anti-radiation, and Helina anti-tank missiles
• Bombs: Gravity bombs, cluster bombs, grenade launchers