Aérospatiale SA321 Super Frelon
Summary
| Category | Helicopter |
| Origin country | 🇫🇷 France |
| First flight | 7 December 1962 |
| Year of introduction | 1966 |
| Number produced | 110 units |
| Average unit price | $3.5 million |
Description
The Super Frelon is a medium-sized helicopter designed for various missions, including equipment and troop transportation, special operations commando, maritime surveillance, and search and rescue operations. Additionally, an anti-submarine warfare version, equipped with a sonar, mines, and torpedoes, has also been built.
Featuring three engines and a six-blade folding main rotor, the Super Frelon is primarily utilized by the Navy. Thanks to its hull design inspired by the SH-3 Sea King, it is capable of floating. Approximately one hundred units have been constructed.
Technical specifications
| Version: SA 321G | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 2 pilots |
| Maximum speed | 275 km/h (171 mph) |
| Wingspan | 18.9 m (62.0 ft) |
| Height | 6.7 m (21.9 ft) |
| Length | 23.0 m (75.6 ft) |
| Service ceiling | 3100 m (10171 ft) |
| Empty weight | 6865 kg (15135 lbs) |
| Max. takeoff weight | 13000 kg (28660 lbs) |
| Climb rate | 5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
| Powerplant | 3 × turbines Turbomeca Turmo IIIC3 delivering 1155 kW |
Current operating countries
No country is operating the SA321 Super Frelon in 2024.
All operators
China • Congo Democratic Republic • France • Iraq • Israel • Libya • South Africa
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