Puma
E880718
Puma is the NATO reporting name for the Aérospatiale SA 330J, a medium-lift, twin-engine military transport helicopter used by various armed forces worldwide.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-lift helicopter
ⓘ
military transport helicopter ⓘ rotorcraft ⓘ twin-engine helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| capacity |
up to 16 to 20 troops
ⓘ
up to 6 stretchers ⓘ |
| category | NATO reporting name ⓘ |
| configuration |
single main rotor
ⓘ
tail rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Aérospatiale engineering team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
battlefield mobility
ⓘ
tactical transport ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Sud Aviation helicopter designs ⓘ |
| engineType | Turbomeca Turmo turboshaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1960s ⓘ |
| feature |
rear clamshell doors (on some variants)
ⓘ
sliding side doors ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1965 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | metal semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aérospatiale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sud Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOreportingNameFor | Aérospatiale SA 330J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
day and night operations ⓘ |
| powerplant | twin turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
cargo transport
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| successor | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail boom ⓘ |
| usedBy | various armed forces worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disaster relief missions
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ paratroop deployment ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ various UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| variantOf | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.