AS 565 Panther
SA 360 Dauphin 2
Z-9 / WZ-9
Specifications | |
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Country of Origin | France |
Builder | AEROSPATIALE |
Role | Assault-transport (8 to 10 troops), utility, attack |
Similar Aircraft | Lynx, Gazelle, Hirundo A109 |
Rotor diameter | 39 ft, 2 in (11.94 m) |
Length | 37 ft, 6 in (11.43 m) |
Height | |
Weight | 4,300 kg/9,480 lb |
Engine | 2 TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2 C |
Maximum speed | |
Cruising speed | 275 km/h-148kts |
Range | 814km-440 n.m. |
Service Ceiling | |
Armament | Rockets, antitank missiles on SA 365M model 4 Aerospatiale AS 15 TT missiles on AS 565 SB |
Crew | Normally two. Three with crew chief |
Cost | |
User Countries | France, People's Republic of China (Z-9), USA
more than 600 of the Dauphin/Panther family of machines have been sold to more than 170 customers in 50 different countries |
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