| Dauphin AS365N - Twin Engine Helicopter Corporate Services in India, Asia and Middle East |
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Dauphin AS-365N |
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Type
Twin Engine mid sized utility helicopter.
General
Information
The AS365N Dauphin is one of Eurocopter’s (originally Aerospatiale
) most successful designs and has found widespread use in corporate
world.
The AS-365N is much improved development of SA-365C Dauphin, (illustrated
under Aerospatiale ). Till January 1990 the AS-365 models were designated
SA-365, and in 1992 Aerospatiale’s helicopter division was merged
into Eurocopter. The AS-365N introduced more powerful Ariel 1C turbo
shafts, enlarged tail surfaces, main rotor rotor mast fairing, revised
transmission and engine cowling with a retractable tricycle undercarriage.
The AS-365N first flew in mid 1979, and the deliveries foe the same
began somewhere early 1982.
Deliveries of improved AS-365N commenced in 1990, it’s features
included upgraded Ariel 1C2 engines, increased maximum takeoff weight
and improved gearbox and to give it a better look Eurocopter also
gave it a redesigned cabin doors, also revised interior.
The improved EC-155 (AS-365N-4) development was announced at the 1997
Paris Air show. It features twin Ariel 2Cs equipped with FADEC, a
five blade spheriflex main rotor and a 40% larger main cabin, accomplished
with bulged doors. First flight was on June 17 1997, with French and
German certification awarded in December 1998.
Capacity
Two Pilots and maximum seating for 11 passengers but standard passenger
seating for six is available in India. EC-155’s standard seating
is for 14 including one or two pilots. |
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