W-3 Sokol vs NH90
| Polish utility helicopter, renowned for search and rescue missions, particularly during UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. | |
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| Origin country | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Category | Military Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | PZL |
| First flight | 16 November 1979 |
| Year of introduction | 1986 |
| Number produced | 149 units |
| Average unit price | $-- million |
| European multinational medium-sized military helicopter, known for deployment in various peace-keeping and combat missions since the 1990s. | |
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| Origin country | 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Category | Military Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | NHIndustries |
| First flight | 18 December 1995 |
| Year of introduction | 2004 |
| Number produced | 471 units |
| Average unit price | $42 million |
| Wingspan | -- m |
| Height | 5.1 m ◉ |
| Length | 14.2 m ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 260 km/h ◉ |
| Operational range | -- km |
| Service ceiling | 4,910 m |
| Max. takeoff weight | 6,400 kg ◉ |
| Empty weight | 3,850 kg ◉ |
| Total thrust | 2 x 662 kW ◉ |
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| Wingspan | 16.3 m |
| Height | 5.3 m ◉ |
| Length | 19.6 m ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h ◉ |
| Operational range | 880 km |
| Service ceiling | -- m |
| Max. takeoff weight | 10,600 kg ◉ |
| Empty weight | 6,400 kg ◉ |
| Total thrust | 2 x 1,693 kW ◉ |
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