Specifications Primary function : Utility helicopter Manufacturer : Bell Helicopter Textron
Power plant : Pratt and Whitney T400-CP-400
Power Burst: 1290 shaft horsepower (transmission limited)
Continuous: 1134 shaft horsepower (transmission limited)
Length : 57.3 feet (17.46 meters)
Height : 14.9 feet (4.54 meters)
Rotor Diameter : 48 feet (14.62 meters)
Speed : 121 knots (139.15 miles per hour) at sea level
Ceiling : 14,200 feet (4331 meters) (limited to 10,000 feet (3050 meters) by oxygen requirements)
Maximum takeoff weight : 10,500 pounds (4,767 kilograms)
Range : 172 nautical miles (197.8 miles)
Crew Officer: 2 Enlisted: 2
Armament : M-240 7.62mm machine gun or GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun or GAU-17 7.62mm automatic gun All three weapons systems are crew-served, and the GAU-2B/A can also be controlled by the pilot in the fixed forward firing mode. The helicopter can also carry two 7-shot or 19-shot 2.75" rocket pods.
Introduction date : 1971
Unit Replacement Cost : $4,700,000
Marine Corps Inventory : 107
