SA-316 / SA-319 Alouette III
| Specifications | |
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| Country of Origin | France |
| Builder | AEROSPATIALE |
| Role | Light-attack, transport (six equipped troops), general purpose |
| Similar Aircraft | Alouette II, Gazelle, Scout/Wasp, OH-13 Sioux, BO 105 |
| Rotor diameter | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Length | 32 ft, 10 in (10.02 m) |
| Height | |
| Maximum Weight | 2,200 kg / 4,850 lbs |
| Engine |
1 Turbomeca Artouste 3 @ 880hp or 1 Astazou 3 @ 880hp |
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| Range | |
| Service Ceiling | |
| Armament | Machine guns, cannon, antitank missiles, rockets |
| Crew | One |
| Cost | |
| User Countries | 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 |
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