Eurocopter Super Puma
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| AS 332 Super Puma | |
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 The AS 332 Super Puma |
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| Type | Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale Eurocopter |
| Maiden flight | 13 September 1978 |
| Status | Active |
| Unit cost | US $15.5 million (2006) |
| Developed from | Aérospatiale Puma |
| Variants | Eurocopter AS 532 Eurocopter EC 225 |
The Eurocopter Super Puma (originally built by Aérospatiale) is a helicopter marketed for civil and military use. It is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma and first flew on September 13 1978.
The type has proved immensely successful, chosen by 37 military forces around the world, and some 1,000 civil operators.[citation needed] The Super Puma has proved especially well-suited to the North Sea oil industry, where it is used to ferry personnel and equipment to and from oil platforms. In civilian configuration it can seat approximately 18 passengers and two crew.
A wide variety of specialised military variants are in use, including dedicated Search and rescue and ASW versions. Since 1990, military Super Pumas have been marketed as the Cougar.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Eurocopter have formed the EUROTAI Consortium. Under this venture agreement TAI will manufacture the Eurocopter Super Puma and Cougar in Turkey[1].
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[edit] Variants
- AS 331 - Prototype.
- AS 332A - Commercial pre-production version.
- AS 332B - Military version.
- AS 332B1 - First military version.
- AS 332C - Production civil version.
- AS 332C1 - Search and rescue version, equipped with a search radar and six stretchers.
- AS 332F - Military anti-submarine and anti-ship version.
- AS 332F1 - Naval version.
- AS 332L - Civil version with uprated engines, a lengthened fuselage and more cabin space, plus increased fuel. (Sometimes known as the Super Tiger).
- AS 332L1 - Stretched civil version, with a long fuselage and an airline interior.
- AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk 2 - Civil transport version, fitted with Spheriflex rotor head and EFIS.
- AS 332M - Military version of the AS 332L.
- AS 332M1 - Stretched military version.
- NAS 332 - Licensed version built by IPTN, now Indonesian aerospace(PT. Dirgantara Indonesia).
[edit] Operators
[edit] Civilian
- 2 AS 332L1's in service with Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and used for offshore operations to ferry workers to and from Caspian Sea oil rigs, and to transport passengers.[2]
- Used by Petrobras Oil
- CHC Helicopter
- Norsk Helikopter
- Airlift AS
- CHC Helicopter
- Cougar Helicopters
- The Canadian Forces had the Super Puma as a candidate to replace their aging SH-3 Sea King, but opted for rival Sikorsky S-92
- Malaysia Helicopter Services - chartered by PETRONAS for its upstream operations offshore the states of Terengganu and Sarawak.
- Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- Bristow Helicopters Ltd - operates a fleet of around 20 airframes for North Sea hydrocarbon personnel transfer operations
[edit] Military
- Argentine Army (332B)
- Chilean Air Force Chilean Army (332M)
- Brazilian Air Force (532MK1)
- Brazilian Army (532UE)
- Brazilian Navy (532MK1)
- Ecuadorian Army (332M)
- Greek Air Force (332C)
- Kuwait Air Force (332M)
- Nigerian Air Force (332B)
- Saudi Navy (332F)
- Spanish Air Force (332B and 332M)
- Spanish Army (332B)
- Swiss Air Force (332M)
- Venezuelan Air Force (332B)
- Vietnam People's Air Force (332L)
[edit] Specifications (AS 332 L2)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 24
- Length: 16.3 m (53 ft 5 in)
- Rotor diameter: 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
- Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Disc area: 191 m² (2,056 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,460 kg (9,812 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,600 kg (18,940 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Turboméca Makila 1A1 turboshafts, 1,357 kW (1,819 shp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 278 km/h (174 mph)
- Range: 831 km (519 mi)
- Service ceiling 7,200 m (19,750 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,614 ft/min)
[edit] Accidents and Incidents
- G-TIGK 19th January 1995. Operated by Bristow Helicopters ditched in the North Sea. No Fatalities. Aircraft lost.
- 21. November 2006. A Eurocopter AS 332L2 search and rescue helicopter ditched in the North Sea. The aircraft was equipped with two automatic inflatable life rafts, but both failed to inflate. The Dutch Safety Board afterwards issued a warning [1].
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
- List of helicopters
- List of utility aircraft
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