Alouette II

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The Alouette II is a light, French-built helicopter widely used from the late 1950s onward for training, liaison, and observation roles by numerous military forces and civilian operators.

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Label Occurrences
Alouette II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf helicopter
light helicopter
countryOfOrigin France
crew 1
developedFrom SNCASE SE.3120 Alouette NERFINISHED
enginePower approximately 400 shp
engineType turboshaft engine
enteredService late 1950s
firstFlight 1955-03-12
fuselageType open-framework tail boom
introduced 1957
landingGearType skid landing gear
manufacturer Aérospatiale NERFINISHED
SNCASE NERFINISHED
Sud Aviation NERFINISHED
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 1600 kg
notableEngine Turbomeca Artouste NERFINISHED
notableFeature one of the first production helicopters powered by a turboshaft engine
operatorType civilian
military
primaryRole liaison
observation
training
productionStart 1950s
productionStatus out of production
range approximately 565 km
rotorConfiguration single main rotor
serviceCeiling approximately 3500 m
successor Alouette III NERFINISHED
tailRotor conventional tail rotor
topSpeed approximately 185 km/h
typicalPassengerCapacity 4
usedBy Belgian Air Force NERFINISHED
French Air Force NERFINISHED
French Army NERFINISHED
French Navy NERFINISHED
German Army NERFINISHED
Indian Air Force NERFINISHED
Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED
Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED
civilian operators worldwide
usedFor aerial work
liaison missions
light transport
observation missions
pilot training
search and rescue

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Alouette III (retired) developedFrom Alouette II
subject surface form: Alouette III