Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama

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light utility helicopter single‑engine helicopter

The Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama is a light utility helicopter renowned for its exceptional high-altitude performance, widely used for mountain rescue, transport, and observation missions.

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Label Occurrences
Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama canonical 1
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf light utility helicopter ⓘ
single‑engine helicopter ⓘ
category civil utility helicopter ⓘ
military utility helicopter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 192 km/h ⓘ
derivedFrom Aérospatiale Alouette II ⓘ
Aérospatiale Alouette III ⓘ
emptyWeight 1020 kg ⓘ
engineModel Turbomeca Artouste IIIB ⓘ
engineType turboshaft ⓘ
firstFlight 1969-03-17 ⓘ
height 3.09 m ⓘ
ICAOTypeDesignator LAMA ⓘ
introduced 1971 ⓘ
landingGearType skid landing gear ⓘ
length 10.24 m ⓘ
mainRotorBlades 3 ⓘ
mainRotorDiameter 11.02 m ⓘ
manufacturer Aérospatiale ⓘ
Aérospatiale ⓘ
surface form: Sud Aviation
maximumSpeed 228 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 1950 kg ⓘ
notableFeature exceptional high‑altitude performance ⓘ
notableUse aerial observation missions ⓘ
high‑altitude transport missions ⓘ
mountain rescue operations ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
passengerCapacity 4 ⓘ
powerplantOutput ~550 shp ⓘ
primaryConstructionMaterial metal airframe with open‑truss tail boom ⓘ
productionStart 1971 ⓘ
range 515 km ⓘ
role mountain rescue helicopter ⓘ
observation helicopter ⓘ
transport helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
serviceCeiling 7600 m ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
tailRotorBlades 3 ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
French Army Light Aviation ⓘ
Indian Air Force ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
Royal Nepalese Army ⓘ
surface form: Nepalese Army

Swiss Air Force ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aérospatiale → majorProduct → Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama ⓘ
Turbomeca Astazou → usedOnAircraft → Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama