Eurocopter Gazelle



General Data		Notes
First Flown	1967
Length	39 ft 3 in
Height	10 ft 2 in
Rotor Span	34 ft 5 in
Lift Capability	1,540 lb
Range	361 nm
Top Speed	193 mph
Empty Weight	2,022 lb
Max Gross Weight	at take off 3,970 lb
Service Ceiling	unknown
Armament	option for two machine guns or 20-mm cannon, two pods of 2.75 in or 68 mm rockets, four or six HOT missiles or four AS 11 or two AS 12 missiles
Engines	1 Turbomeca Astazou XIV turboshaft rated at 859 shp
Accommodations	2 Pilots and up to 3 passengers with rear fold down bench
Cargo	1,540 lb
Operators	Angola, Bosnian Serb Republic, Burundi, Cameroon, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France Guinea Republic, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Senegambia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, USE, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Similar Aircraft	similar versions in the operator countries
Other Features	Fenestron tail rotor