Abstract is: The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and was the first helicopter to feature a fenestron tail instead of a conventional tail rotor. It was designed by Sud Aviation, later Aérospatiale, and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom through a joint production agreement with Westland Aircraft. Further manufacturing under license was performed by SOKO in Yugoslavia and the Arab British Helicopter Company (ABHCO) in Egypt. Since being introduced to service in 1973, the Gazelle has been procured and operated by a number of export customers. It has also participated in numerous conflicts around the world, including by Syria during the 1982 Lebanon War, by Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War in the 1990s, and by numerous participants on both sides of the 1991 Gulf War. In French service, the Gazelle has been supplemented as an attack helicopter by the larger Eurocopter Tiger, but remains in use primarily as a scout helicopter.
aircraft family | Q15056993 |
armed helicopter | Q1626721 |
utility helicopter | Q2735392 |
P495 | country of origin | France | Q142 |
P1343 | described by source | Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition | Q29042798 |
The International Directory of Civil Aircraft 2003/2004 | Q29442433 | ||
The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97 | Q17409757 | ||
P287 | designed by | Sud-Aviation | Q1428793 |
P178 | developer | Sud-Aviation | Q1428793 |
P2386 | diameter | 10.5 | |
P606 | first flight | 1967-04-07 | |
P2048 | height | 3.15 | |
P2043 | length | 11.97 | |
P176 | manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters | Q155573 |
Aérospatiale | Q650639 | ||
SOKO | Q920568 | ||
P2254 | maximum operating altitude | 5000 | |
P138 | named after | gazelle | Q29001815 |
P1705 | native label | Aérospatiale Gazelle | |
P137 | operator | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Q225 |
P729 | service entry | 1973-01-01 | |
P1092 | total produced | 1775 |
Q29034835 | Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft, Volume One |
Q29035670 | Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft, Volume Two |
Q21014429 | The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft |
Q29442433 | The International Directory of Civil Aircraft 2003/2004 |
Q17409757 | The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97 |
Q68534892 | The World's Air Forces |
Q15053745 | World Combat Aircraft Directory |
Q106340914 | SA 340 Gazelle |
Q75277038 | SA 341 Gazelle |
Q17438226 | SA 342 Gazelle |
Q106340923 | SA 349 Gazelle |
Q17438215 | SA.340 Gazelle |
Q17438222 | SA.341 Gazelle |
Q1076241 | Serbian Air Force and Air Defence | item operated | P121 |
Q16257126 | 1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown | vessel | P1876 |
Q24238475 | Gazelle fleet | has part(s) of the class | P2670 |
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