Iran's Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center plans to produce several variants of Shahed, according to sources. The first platform was the Shahed-278 (Oh-78), described as a light reconnaissance helicopter, armed with weapons and sensors. Test flights of the Shahed-278 (Oh-78) began in 2005.
The composite Shahed-278 is a relatively light helicopter with 682 kg of empty weight. It is a four-seater; intended for dual military/civil use, though designed primarily to meet military requirements. It was designed entirely in Iran, according to the manufacturer, although some sources report use of locally made airframe and dynamic components of the Bell 206 JetRanger. Although designed by the IRGC, this helicopter is scheduled to be produced by HESA.[2]
Shahed-278 has a four hours flight endurance and newer models can be equipped with MFD displays. The newer models are 11.82m long, 1.92m wide and 2.98m high. Body weight is increased to 750 kg. Maximum takeoff weight is 1450 kg, and maximum engine power is 420 hp. The OH-78 variation of Shahed-278 is armed with 70mm rockets with a range of 0.5–5 km. A 12.7 mm gun is installed under the nose. The helicopter is equipped with a night-and-day vision system and a data recording system can be added as an option. The OH-78 body is reinforced and the body shape is slightly different from the other versions.[1]
hesa, shahed, persian, شاهد, ۲۷۸, iranian, made, light, utility, helicopter, shahed, 278role, light, utility, helicoptermanufacturer, hesadesigner, shahed, aviation, industries, research, centerfirst, flight, 2002, 2005introduction, iranstatus, active, service. The HESA Shahed 278 Persian شاهد ۲۷۸ is an Iranian made light utility helicopter Shahed 278Role Light utility helicopterManufacturer HESADesigner Shahed Aviation Industries Research CenterFirst flight 2002 or 2005Introduction IranStatus Active servicePrimary user IranNumber built 7 visually confirmed as of 2012 1 Developed from Bell 206 amp Panha Shabaviz 2061Iran s Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center plans to produce several variants of Shahed according to sources The first platform was the Shahed 278 Oh 78 described as a light reconnaissance helicopter armed with weapons and sensors Test flights of the Shahed 278 Oh 78 began in 2005 1 Contents 1 Design 2 Specifications 3 References 4 See alsoDesign EditThe composite Shahed 278 is a relatively light helicopter with 682 kg of empty weight It is a four seater intended for dual military civil use though designed primarily to meet military requirements It was designed entirely in Iran according to the manufacturer although some sources report use of locally made airframe and dynamic components of the Bell 206 JetRanger Although designed by the IRGC this helicopter is scheduled to be produced by HESA 2 Shahed 278 has a four hours flight endurance and newer models can be equipped with MFD displays The newer models are 11 82m long 1 92m wide and 2 98m high Body weight is increased to 750 kg Maximum takeoff weight is 1450 kg and maximum engine power is 420 hp The OH 78 variation of Shahed 278 is armed with 70mm rockets with a range of 0 5 5 km A 12 7 mm gun is installed under the nose The helicopter is equipped with a night and day vision system and a data recording system can be added as an option The OH 78 body is reinforced and the body shape is slightly different from the other versions 1 Specifications EditGeneral characteristics Crew one Capacity three passengers Empty weight 682 kg 1 504 lb Max takeoff weight 1 451 kg 3 199 lb Fuel capacity 287 L 63 imp gal Powerplant 1 Rolls Royce 250 turboshaftPerformance Maximum speed 240 km h 150 mph 130 kn Range 340 km 210 mi 180 nmi Service ceiling 6 400 m 21 000 ft Hover ceiling in ground effect 6 200 m 20 341 ft Hover ceiling out of ground effect 4 800 m 15 748 ft References Edit a b Details of Iranian Shahed 278 helicopter MehrNews Tehran 2012 12 28 Archived from the original on 2013 01 02 Retrieved 2012 09 11 Home acig org See also EditIran Aviation Industries Organization Military of Iran List of Iranian Air Force aircraft Current Equipment of the Iranian Army Shafaq Aviation Industries of Iran AVA 202Related development Bell 206 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HESA Shahed 278 amp oldid 1134973524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
