W-3 Sokol

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 12 passengers or four stretcher cases and one attendant / 2,100 kg (4,630 lb) payload
  • Length: 14.21 m (46 ft 7 in) fuselage
  • Height: 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in)
  • Empty weight: 3,850 kg (8,488 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 6,400 kg (14,110 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów PZL-10B turboshaft engines, 671 kW (900 hp) each
  • Main rotor diameter: 15.7 m (51 ft 6 in)
  • Main rotor area: 193.6 m2 (2,084 sq ft)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 238 km/h (148 mph, 129 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
  • Range: 745 km (463 mi, 402 nmi)
  • Ferry range: 1,224 km (761 mi, 661 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,910 m (16,110 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 9.3 m/s (1,830 ft/min)