Gazelle helicopter

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light utility helicopter military helicopter reconnaissance helicopter rotorcraft

The Gazelle helicopter is a light, fast, and highly maneuverable French-designed utility and reconnaissance helicopter widely used by military forces for training, liaison, and observation roles.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Aérospatiale Gazelle 1
Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle 1
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf light utility helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
surface form: Aérospatiale Gazelle

Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
surface form: SA 341 Gazelle

Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
surface form: SA 342 Gazelle
armamentOptions anti-tank guided missiles ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rocket pods ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedFor battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ
liaison missions ⓘ
light attack (armed variants) ⓘ
observation missions ⓘ
training missions ⓘ
developedFrom Sud Aviation light helicopter projects ⓘ
engineModel Turbomeca Astazou ⓘ
engineType turboshaft ⓘ
exportedTo multiple countries in Europe, Middle East, and Africa ⓘ
firstFlight 1967-04-07 ⓘ
introduced 1973 ⓘ
mainRotorType rigid rotor ⓘ
manufacturer Aérospatiale ⓘ
Aérospatiale ⓘ
surface form: Sud Aviation

Westland Helicopters ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 310 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature enclosed fenestron tail rotor ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ
high speed for its class ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
primaryRole liaison ⓘ
light utility ⓘ
observation ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
training ⓘ
range approximately 670 km ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 5000 m ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
tailRotorType fenestron ⓘ
typicalCapacity 5 ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
Egyptian Air Force ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Iraqi Air Force ⓘ
Lebanese Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
surface form: Serbian Air Force

Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Syrian Air Force

many other military operators worldwide ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Army Air Corps → aircraftOperated → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
Gazelle helicopter → alsoKnownAs → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aérospatiale Gazelle
Gazelle helicopter → alsoKnownAs → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: SA 341 Gazelle
Gazelle helicopter → alsoKnownAs → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: SA 342 Gazelle
Aérospatiale → majorProduct → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle
Aérospatiale → majorProduct → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle
Yugoslav Air Force → usedHelicopters → Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gazelle helicopter (license-built SA 341/342)