The Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma is 59.6½ feet (18.15 meters) long, 49.2½ feet (15.00 meters) diameter, and 16.10½ feet (5.14 meters) tall. A minimum mass that weighs 7,795 pounds (3,536 kg) and at the maximum mass that weighs 15,532 pounds (7,000 kg). It is powered by two Turbomeca Turmo engines driving a helicopter rotor with four blades.[4]
The passenger cabin allows the reception of sixteen to twenty armed soldiers in military version,[5] and fourteen to sixteen passengers in civil version. The two-seater cockpit of the helicopter is type side by side. A mechanic, also serving the mechanical winch, takes place at the rear. He can used the removable machine gun.[6]
SA-330 users
At the beginning of 2013, these countries were still using or had used the military Puma:
If the majority of Puma was built by Aérospatiale in France and the UK by Westland but.[7] A few others were produced under license in Indonesia, Romania, and South Africa.
French built Puma
SA-330A, SA-330B, SA-330Ba, SA-330C, SA-330E, SA-330F, SA-330G, SA-330H, SA-330J, SA-330L, SA-330S, SA-330Z.
SA-330A is the prototype and SA-330Z is an experimental version.
British built Puma
Puma HC Mk-1, Puma HC Mk-2.
British production is only for the military version.
Indonesian built Puma
NAS-330J. Indonesian Puma are built by IPTN, indigenous aeronauticalindustry, for civilian and military.
Romanian built Puma
IAR-330, IAR-330 SOCAT. Romanian Puma are built by IAR, indigenous aeronautical industriy, for civilian and military. IAR-330 SOCAT is an attack and transport helicopter, like soviet helicopter Mi-24 Hind.
South African built Puma
Oryx. South African Puma are built by Atlas Aircraft Corporation, indigenous aeronautical industriy, for civilian and military.
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