Aerospatiale Alouette III



General Data		Notes
First Flown	1967	The Alouette III was an an enlarged and areodynamically refined version of the Alouette II. It was basically the same with a larger more powerful engine . The "Alouette III" had excellent controllability and high stability in low altitude flight. It belongs to the group of the most successful helicopters ever constructed in France. Other Designations include SA-316, SA-319
Length	10.02 m
Height	unknown
Rotor Span	11 m
Lift Capability	unknown
Range	unknown
Top Speed	unknown
Empty Weight	unknown
Max Gross Weight	unknown
Service Ceiling	unknown
Armament	Machine guns, cannon, antitank missiles, rockets
Engines	1 Turbomeca Artouste 3 rated at 880hp or 1 Astazou 3 rated at 880hp
Accommodations	1 Pilot and up to 6 fully equipped troops
Cargo	unknown
Operators	Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Burkina-Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, India (Chetak), Iraq, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nepal (Chetak), Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Yemen, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Zaire
Similar Aircraft	Sanders-Roe P. 531-1
Other Features	none