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Aérospatiale / Aérospatiale-Matra
Aérospatiale was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites.
It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS), created in 1970 by the merger of the state-owned companies Sud-Aviation, Nord-Aviation and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SEREB). The name was changed to Aérospatiale, société nationale industrielle, in 1984.
In 1992, the German Daimler-Benz Aerospace Aktiengesellschaft (DASA) and the French Aérospatiale combined their helicopter divisions to form the Eurocopter Group.
In 1999 the French missile and aircraft manufacturer Aérospatiale-Matra was formed by the merger of the French companies Aérospatiale and Matra Haute Technologie. On 10 July 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain to form Airbus.
Sud-Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) jointly developed and manufactured Concorde, a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner from 1962.
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. It was originally developed and built by Sud-Aviation and continued to be built by SNIAS and Aérospatiale.
It was also license-built in Romania as the IAR 330 and in the UK by Westland Helicopters as Westland Puma. Two advanced, unlicensed derivatives, the Denel Rooivalk and Atlas Oryx, were made in South Africa.
The Puma was a commercial success and was quickly developed into more advanced models such as the AS332 Super Puma and AS532 Cougar, manufactured by Eurocopter since the early 1990s. These descendants of the Puma remain in production in the 21st century.
SNIAS SA 330 Puma HC.Mk 2, registration ZJ957, built 1976?, serial number 1474
Vliegbasis Volkel (UDE/EHVK), Uden, Netherlands, 14 June 2019
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
Aérospatiale AS 332 Super Puma
The AS 332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter developed and marketed originally by Aérospatiale, later by Eurocopter (1992-2014) and currently (2017) by Airbus Helicopters. It is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma. First flying in 1978, the Super Puma succeeded the SA 330 Puma as the main production model of the type in 1980. Since 1990, Super Pumas in military service have been marketed under the AS 532 Cougar designation. In civilian service, a next generation successor to the AS 332 was introduced in 2004, the further-enlarged Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma.
Aérospatiale AS 332M1 Super Puma, registration T-312, built 1987, serial number 2224
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 7 July 2017
Aérospatiale AS 332M1 Super Puma, registration T-322, built 1992, serial number 2357
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 7 July 2017
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
Aérospatiale AS 355 Écureuil 2
Development of the AS 355 at Aérospatiale began in the early 1970s to replace the Aérospatiale Alouette II, and the first flight took place on 27 June 1974. A twin-engined version, known as the Ecureuil 2, Twin Squirrel, or in North America as the TwinStar, first flew on 28 September 1979.
Aérospatiale AS 355N Écureuil 2, registration F-GMBL, built 1987, serial number 5358
Injoux, France, 11 July 2012
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2
The Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2 (SA = Sud Aviation) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter. Since entering production in 1975, the type has been in continuous production for more than 40 years (from 1992 as Eurocopter AS 365 Dauphin, from 2014 as Airbus Helicopters AS 365 Dauphin (Dolphin)).
Aérospatiale SA 365N1 Dauphin 2, registration HB-XQW, built 1990, serial number 6350
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 8 July 2016
Aérospatiale SA 365N1 Dauphin 2, registration HB-XQW, built 1990, serial number 6350
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 13 July 2017
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
Aérospatiale HH-65 Dolphin
The SA366 G1 Dauphin version was selected by the United States Coast Guard in 1979 as its new short range recovery (SRR) air-sea rescue helicopter, replacing the Sikorsky HH-52A Sea Guard. In total 99 helicopters, optimised for the USCG's search and rescue role tasks and given the designation HH-65A Dolphin, were acquired. An avionic upgrade on a portion of the fleet was given from 2001 (HH-65B) and new engines from 2004 (HH-65C). The HH-65 normally carries a crew of four: pilot, copilot, flight mechanic and rescue swimmer.
The Dolphin was manufactured by Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation (later American Eurocopter) in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Aérospatiale HH-65A Dolphin, registration ????, built 1985 or later, serial number ????
Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, 14 July 1991
SA 330 | AS 332 |
AS 355 | SA 365 |
HH-65
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