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Enstrom F-28
The Enstrom
“The little helicopter company that never quit.”
Enstrom Helicopter · helicopter
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Length
29 ft 0 in
Wingspan
32 ft 0 in (rotor)
Max speed
97 kts
Range
225 nmi
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Engines
1x Lycoming HIO-360 (225 hp)
Crew
1
Typical config
1 pilot + 2 passengers
Built
1,200+ (F-28/280 family)
Enstrom has been hand-building simple, honest piston helicopters in Michigan since the 1960s, and the F-28 family is the heart of it. Three seats, one Lycoming, no drama — a favorite of budget-minded private owners and training schools that want a tough machine.
Fun fact
The F-28 family has been in continuous service since 1965 — one of the longest-running light helicopter lines in the world.
How to spot one
Small three-seat helicopter with a rounded, almost bubble-like cabin and a tall rotor mast. The fully enclosed tail boom fairing gives it a smooth, plump look.
Crews call it
The F-28
Sounds like
A piston-engine putter under rotor slap — quieter and gentler than turbine helicopters
One might be overhead right now.
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