SA.318C Alouette II – Fotografije & Video

Fotogalerija SA.318C Alouette II, The Aérospatiale Alouette II is a light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale, both of France. The Alouette II was the first production helicopter to use a gas turbine engine instead of the conventional heavier piston powerplant. The Alouette II was mostly used for military purposes in observation, photography, air-sea rescue, liaison and training, but it has also carried anti-tank missiles and homing torpedoes. As a civilian helicopter it was used for casualty evacuation (with two external stretcher panniers), crop-spraying and as a flying crane, with a 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) external underslung load.

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V SA.318C Alouette II je lahki helikopter, ki ga je razvilo francosko podjetje Sud Aviation v 1950-ih. To je bil prvi serijski helikopter, ki je namesto batnega motorja uporabljal motor s plinsko turbino, kar mu je dalo boljšo zmogljivost in zanesljivost. Alouette II se je pogosto uporabljal za civilne in vojaške namene, kot so prevoz, opazovanje, reševanje, usposabljanje in delo v zraku. Lahko je prevažal do pet potnikov ali dva nosila.
V Alouette II was also exported to many countries and licensed to be built in Germany, India, and Switzerland. The Alouette II set several world records for altitude and distance flights, and was the first helicopter to land on Mount Everest in 1960. The Alouette II was retired from service in the 1990s, but some examples are still flying today as private or museum aircraft.