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 "icao": "SURN",
 "name": "KAI KUH-1 Surion",
 "manufacturer": "Korea Aerospace Industries",
 "category": "helicopter",
 "military": true,
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 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/SURN/",
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  "range_km": 828,
  "ceiling_m": 4595,
  "first_flight": 2010,
  "in_service": 2013,
  "engine": "2 × General Electric / Hanwha Aerospace T700-701K turboshaft",
  "power": "1,383 kW (1,855 shp) each with dual-channel FADEC",
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 "specifications_source": "AirwayControl spec register, curated from Wikipedia and manufacturer pages",
 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "KAI KUH-1 Surion",
  "summary": "The KAI KUH-1 Surion is a twin-engine, transport utility helicopter developed primarily by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) jointly with Eurocopter. In 2006, the research and development phase of the Korea Helicopter Project - Korea Utility Helicopter (KHP-KUH), costing around ₩1.3 trillion, was launched by the Agency for Defense Development. In 2012, full-scale production of the Surion began. KAI is the principal manufacturer of the type.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAI_KUH-1_Surion",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
 },
 "license": {
  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the KAI KUH-1 Surion by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/SURN/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}