Aérospatiale Gazelle

Aérospatiale Gazelle adalah helikopter ringan dengan lima tempat duduk, bermesin turbin tunggal. Helikopter ini didesai dan dibuat di Prancis oleh Sud Aviation (kemudian Aérospatiale), dan juga dibuat dengan lisensi oleh Westland Aircraft di Inggris (dikenal sebagai Westland Gazelle), oleh SOKO di Yugoslavia, dan ABHCO di Egypt. Helikopter Gazelle telah digunakan di banyak angkatan udara di seluruh dunia.

Spesifikasi (SA 341)

Karakteristik umum

Kru: 2
Kapasitas: 3 Penumpang
Panjang: 11,97 m (39 ft 0 in)
Main rotor diameter: 10,5 m (34 ft 6 in)
Tinggi: 3,15 m (10 ft 3 in)
Main rotor daerah: 86,5 m 2 (931 ft 2 )
Berat kosong: 908 kg (£ 2002)
Berat kotor: 1.800 kg (£ 3970)
Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou IIIA turboshaft, 440 kW (590 hp)

Prestasi

Kecepatan maksimum: 310 km / h (193 mph)
Kecepatan jelajah: 264 km / h (164 mph)
Rentang: 670 km (416 mil)
Layanan langit-langit: 5.000 m (16.405 kaki)
Tingkat panjat: 9 m / s (1.770 ft / min)

Budaya populer

Dua Gazelle yang dimodifikasi untuk bintang sebagai serangan / pengawasan berteknologi tinggi helikopter pada tahun 1983 aksi-thriller Film Blue Thunder. Sebuah Gazelle digunakan sebagai bagian dari semi-truk futuristik dalam serial televisi The Highwayman .

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