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
Algeria, Belgium, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Germany, India (Cheetah), Indonesia, Pakistan (Lama), Portugal, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey.