Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101) vs Airbus Helicopters H725/EC725 (Caracal/Super Cougar) Comparison

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Subjects

Leonardo HM.1 Merlin
Medium-Lift / Multirole Helicopter

Eurocopter EC725
Medium Transport Helicopter

Basics

ORIGIN
Italy

ORIGIN
France

YEAR
1999 [Diff.-6 yrs]

YEAR
2005 [Diff.+6 yrs]

CREW
4

CREW
2

PRODUCTION
225 units [Diff.+95]

PRODUCTION
130 units [Diff.-95]

Dimensions

LENGTH
74.8 ft (22.8 m) [Diff.+10.9 ft]

LENGTH
64.0 ft (19.5 m) [Diff.-10.9 ft]

HEIGHT
21.8 ft (6.7 m) [Diff.+6.7 ft]

HEIGHT
15.1 ft (4.6 m) [Diff.-6.7 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Leonardo HM.1 Merlin

Eurocopter EC725

Weights

EMPTY WT.
23,149 lb (10,500 kg) [Diff.+11,398 lb]

EMPTY WT.
11,751 lb (5,330 kg) [Diff.-11,398 lb]

M.T.O.W.
34,392 lb (15,600 kg) [Diff.+9,700 lb]

M.T.O.W.
24,692 lb (11,200 kg) [Diff.-9,700 lb]

Installed Power

3 x Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322-01 turboshaft engines developing 2,312 shaft horsepower each and driving a five-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor.

2 x Turbomeca Makila 2A1 turboshaft engines developing 2,400 horsepower to a five-bladed main rotor and four-bladed tail rotor.

Performance

SPEED
192 mph (309 kph) [Diff.-9 mph]

SPEED
201 mph (324 kph) [Diff.+9 mph]

RANGE
863 miles (1,389 km) [Diff.+329 miles]

RANGE
534 miles (860 km) [Diff.-329 miles]

CEILING
15,010 ft (4,575 m) [Diff.-5,003 feet]

CEILING
20,013 ft (6,100 m) [Diff.+5,003 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,000 ft/min [Diff.+1,290 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
710 ft/min [Diff.-1,290 feet]

Armament

OPTIONAL:
3 x 7.62mm general purpose machine guns (1 x at ramp, 1 x each at fuselage sides).
4 x Torpedoes.
2 x Anti-Ship Missiles.
2 x Rocket Pods on optional wingstubs.
2 x 7.62mm machine gun pods on optional wingstubs.
Depth Charges.
2 x External Fuel Tanks.

Typically none. Though optional armament includes any one of the following packages:

2 x 7.62mm Fabrique Nationale FN MAG General Purpose Machine Guns on pintle mountings at side windows.
2 x 68mm 19-shot rocket pods on external side mounts.
2 x 20mm GIAT automatic cannon pods on external side mounts.

Going Further

View Entry
(Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101))

View Entry
(Airbus Helicopters H725/EC725 (Caracal/Super Cougar))

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