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Specifications for the Aerospatiale SA 313 Alouette II

Dimensions:

Length: 31.82ft (9.70m)
Width: 33.46ft (10.20m)
Height: 9.02ft (2.75m)

Performance: (About MACH)

Max Speed: 115mph (185kmh; 100kts)
Max Range: 351miles (565km)
Rate-of-Climb: 825ft/min (251m/min)
Service Ceiling: 7,382ft (2,250m; 1.4miles)

Structure:

Accommodation: 1 + 4
Hardpoints: 0
Empty Weight: 1,973lbs (895kg)
MTOW: 3,527lbs (1,600kg)

Powerplant:

Engine(s): 1 x Turbomeca Artouste IIC6 turboshaft engine developing 550hp and driving a three-blade main rotor and a two-blade tail rotor.

Armament Suite:

None.

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Picture of the Aerospatiale SA 313 / SA 318 Alouette II

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1957

Designation: Aerospatiale SA 313 / SA 318 Alouette II
Classification Type: Light Utility Helictoper
Contractor: Aerospatiale - France
Country of Origin: France
Production Total: 1,350

Operators: Angola; Argentina; Austria; Belgium; Benin; Biafra; Bolivia; Brazil; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chile; Ivory Coast; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Finland; France; Germany; Guinea-Bissau; India; Indonesia; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; Pakistan; Peru; Portugal; Romania; Senegal; South Korea; South Africa; South Vietnam; Sweden; Switzerland; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; United Kingdom; Zaire

Variants

SE 3130 Alouette II - Initial Production Model Designation.

SE 3131 Gouverneur - VIP transport variant; became the basis for the Alouette III series design.

SE 3140 Alouette II - Proposed variant; fitted with Turbomeca Turmo II series engine of 400 horsepower; never produced.

HKP 2 Alouette II - Sweden license-production designation of SE 3130 model.

SE 3150 Alouette "Astazou" - Fitted with 1 x Turbomeca Astazou IIA series turbine engine at 360shp; revised transmission based on Alouette III system.

SE 3180 Alouette II

HAL Cheetah - India license production designation of SE 3180 model.

SA 313B Alouette II - Redesignation of SE 3130 model in 1967.

SA 318C Alouette II - Redesignation of SE 3150 model in 1967.

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