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AEROSPATIALE SA-341 Gazelle
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| Name | SA-341 Gazelle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | AEROSPATIALE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wing | Rotary | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTC | Light | |||||||||||||||||||
| Type code | H1T | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engine | Turboshaft | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engine count | Single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mass group | UNK | |||||||||||||||||||
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AEROSPATIALE SA-341 Gazelle
Description
The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a French-designed helicopter, created by the company Sud Aviation, which later became Aérospatiale. Though the general layout resembles that of the Alouette series, the Gazelle featured several important innovations. This was the first helicopter to carry a fenestron or fantail, which allows considerable noise reduction. Also, the rotor blades were made of composite materials, a feature now widely used in modern helicopters.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 10.5 m34.449 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 11.97 m39.272 ft <br /> |
| Height | 3.15 m10.335 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 1 x Turboméca Astazou IIIA turboshaft, 440 kW (590 hp) |
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Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 129 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | kg | Ceiling | FL165 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 360360 nm <br />666,720 m <br />666.72 km <br />2,187,401.576 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving GAZL
None on SKYbrary