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By 1980, the AS 332 Super Puma had replaced the preceding SA 330 Puma as Aérospatiale's principal utility helicopter. [10] It quickly proved to be highly popular amongst its customers; between July 1981 and April 1987, on average, three helicopters per month were being built for operators from both the military and civilian sectors. [11]
The Airbus Helicopters H225 (formerly Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma) is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation of the civilian Super Puma family. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 24 passengers along with two crew and a cabin attendant, dependent on customer configuration.
The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma (Later called the Airbus Helicopters H215, note the lack of M suffix). The AS532 has been further developed as the Eurocopter EC725.
A 2008 study by Norway's Flymedisinsk Institute found that the S-92's vibration levels were 42 percent above that of the Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma; Sikorsky disputed this finding, saying that the study hadn't used their latest anti-vibration technology. [14]
In 1974, Aerospatiale began development of improved Puma variants, aiming to produce a successor to the type; these efforts would cumulate in the AS332 Super Puma. The first prototype AS332 Super Puma took flight on 13 September 1978, featuring more powerful engines and a more aerodynamically efficient extended fuselage; by 1980, production of ...
Rate of climb: 7.4 m/s (1,460 ft/min) See also ... Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma; Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma; Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma; Eurocopter AS532 Cougar; KAI ...
Orthographically projected diagram of the SA330 Puma Line Drawing Pair of IAR 330s in flight Diver dropping toward the water from an IAR-330L Puma, 1992. Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1992–1993 [36] General characteristics. Crew: 1–3; Capacity: 16 fully equipped troops; Length: 18.15 m (59 ft 7 in) (overall), 14.06 m (46 ft 2 in)
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma The KAI KUH-1 Surion is a twin-engine, transport utility helicopter developed primarily by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) jointly with Eurocopter .