Light helicopter for two pilots and three passengers constructed in France. Aviation Museum in Košice obtain it as a so called presidential gift from the Kingdom of Belgium.
Helicopter with number A75 production (serial) number 2095/707C-A171 was used by unit 16 BnHLn (Battalion of liaison helicopters) in Liége-Bierset, Belgium.
Specifications of SA318C: |
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| length: | 12,05 m |
| height: | 2,75 m |
| rotor diameter: | 10,2 m |
| weight: | |
| - empty | 895 kg |
| - normal take-off | kg |
| - maximal take-off | 1600 kg |
| engine: | Turbomeca Astazou IIA |
| performance: | 395 kW |
| cruise speed: | 165 km/h |
| maximal speed: | 185 km/h |
| range: | 600 km |
| ceiling: | 3300 m |
Photos kindly made available by Ing. M. Gazárek
and Fred Ťukot, Košice, Slovakia.
© Kamil Pankuch 2004-2007
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