France
ALOUETTE II (AEROSPATIALE)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Alouette II

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: France.
Similar Aircraft: Alouette III, Gazelle, Scout/Wasp, OH-13 Sioux.
Crew: One.
Role: Observation, liaison, light-attack.
Armament: Machine gun, rockets, missiles.
Dimensions: Length: 33 ft, 8 in (10.28 m). Rotor diameter: 36 ft (11 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Three-blade main rotor high-mounted to the rear of the cockpit.

Engine(s): One turboshaft high-mounted on the fuselage to the rear of the cockpit and main rotor shaft. Upturned exhaust.

Fuselage: Oval, transparent, bubble cockpit. Tadpole-like appearance. Fixed-skid landing gear. Tail boom is open framework.

Tail: Small, rectangular, square-tipped flats forward of a small, right side-mounted rotor. No fin. Rotor guard.

USER COUNTRIES

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