Aérospatiale SA315 Alouette II

Summary

Category Helicopter
Origin country 🇫🇷 France
First flight12 March 1955
Year of introduction1957
Number produced1300 units

Technical specifications

Version: SE 313B Alouette II
Height2.8 m (9.0 ft)
Length9.7 m (31.7 ft)
Service ceiling2300 m (7546 ft)
Empty weight895 kg (1973 lbs)
Max. takeoff weight1600 kg (3527 lbs)
Climb rate4.2 m/s (13.8 ft/s)
Powerplant1 × turbine Turbomeca Artouste IIC6 delivering 343 kW

Current operating countries

Country Units
India India 54 (+8)
Pakistan Pakistan 17
Tunisia Tunisia 8
Argentina Argentina 6
Ecuador Ecuador 2
Madagascar Madagascar 2
Nepal Nepal 2
Cameroon Cameroon 1
Namibia Namibia 1

Numbers in parentheses, e.g. '(+5)', indicate units ordered but not yet delivered.

All operators

ArgentinaAustriaBelgiumBeninCentral African RepublicSwitzerlandIvory CoastCameroonCongo Democratic RepublicCongoGermanyDjiboutiDominican RepublicEcuadorFinlandFranceUnited Kingdom • Guinea-Bissau • Hong Kong • IndonesiaIndiaIsraelCambodiaLaosLebanonMoroccoMadagascarMexicoMauritaniaNamibiaNigeriaNetherlandsNepalPakistanPeruPortugalRomaniaSenegalSwedenChadTogoTunisiaTurkeyVietnamSouth Africa

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