Aerospatiale AS.350 Ecureuil

Origin

France

Type

six-seat naval utility helicopter

Max Speed

121 kt / 140 mph

Max Range

722 km / 448 miles

Dimensions

main rotor diam. 10.69 m /
35 ft 0.9 in
length 10.93 m / 35 ft 10.5 in
height 3.34 m / 10 ft 11.5 in

Weight

empty 1,382 kg / 3,046 lb
max. take-off 2,540 kg / 5,600 lb

Powerplant

two 340-kW (456-shp) Turbomeca TM 319 1M Arrius turboshafts

Armament

provision for weapon loads such as two torpedoes, or one 20-mm cannon plus two rocket-launcher pads

Operators:

Algeria (AS 350P), Albania (AS 350P), Argentina (AS 350P), Argentina (AS 550), Australia (AS 350P), Botswana (AS 350P), Benin (AS 350P), Brazil (AS 350P), Brazil (AS 550), Cambodia (AS 350P), Comoros (AS 350P), Central African Republic (AS 350P), Denmark (AS 550), Ecuador (AS 350P), France (AS 350P), France (AS 550), Guinea (AS 350P), Iceland (AS 350P), Malawi (AS 350P), Mali (AS 350P), Mexico (AS 550), Paraguay (AS 350P), Peru (AS 350P), Tunisia (AS 350P), United Kingdom (AS 350P)