Aerospatiale Alouette III

Origin

France

Type

general-purpose helicopter

Max Speed

100 kt / 115 mph

Max Range

540 km / 336 miles

Dimensions

main rotor diam. 11.02 m / 36 ft 1.9 in length 12.84 m / 42 ft 2.5 in height 3.00 m / 9 ft 10.1 in

Weight

empty 1,143 kg / 2520 kg max. take-off 2,200 kg / 4,850 lb

Powerplant

one 649-kW (870-shp) Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft

Armament

one 7.62-mm (0.3-in) AA52 machine-gun with 1,000 rounds and tripod-mounted in the cabin to fire to starboard (four crew), or one 20-mm MG151/20 or GIAT M621 cannon, or four AS.11 or two AS.12 air-to-surface missiles; itwo crewl, or two Mk 44 torpedoes, or one Mk 44 torpedo and MAD gear in the ASW role, or two AS.12 air-to-surface missiles in the ASV role

Operators:

Albania (SA 319), Argentina (SA 316), Austria (SA 316), Austria (SA 319), Belgium (SA 319), Burundi (SA 316), Chad (SA 316), Congo, Republic of the (SA 316), Congo, Democratic Republic of the (SA 316), Cameroon (SA 319), Ecuador (SA 316), Ireland (SA 316), Ethiopia (SA 316), France (SA 316), France (SA 319), Ghana (SA 316), Greece (SA 319), Indonesia (SA 316), India (SA 319), Jordan (SA 316), Lebanon (SA 316), Libya (SA 316), Malta (SA 316), Mexico (SA 319), Malaysia (SA 316), Suriname (SA 316), Peru (SA 319), Pakistan (SA 316), Pakistan (SA 319), Portugal, Guinea-Bissau (SA 316), Romania (SA 319), Rwanda (SA 316), South Africa (SA 316), Switzerland (SA 316), Tunisia (SA 316), Venezuela (SA 316), Zimbabwe (SA 316)