Aerospatiale Alouette II



General Data		Notes
First Flown	1955	The Alouette II was first flown in 1955 under the designation SE 3130, followed by the SE 313B in 1957 which was the same heli but renamed after the manufacturer (Sud-Est) merged with Quest Aviation, the SE 3140 (which was never produced), the SE 3180 wit This updated version was able to carry up to 4,960lb at take off and had a range of 375 miles with a maximum load.
Length	39 ft 9 in
Height	9 ft
Rotor Span	33 ft 5 in
Lift Capability	1,323 lb
Range	388 nm
Top Speed	127 mph
Empty Weight	1,961 lb
Max Gross Weight	at take off 3.638 lb
Service Ceiling	unknown
Armament	AS11 and 12 wire-guided anti-tank missiles, free flight rockets and machine guns
Engines	1 Turbomeca Astazou IIA turboshaft developing 530 shp (later derated to 360 shp)
Accommodations	2 Pilots and 5 passengers
Cargo	1,323 lb
Operators	Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, Congo, Ecuadore, El Salvadore, Dominican Republic, Germanm Guinea Bissau, India, Lebanon, Namibia, Senambia, Togo and Tunisia.
Similar Aircraft	HAL Chetak (India)
Other Features	none