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SA 330H Puma · 6½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Length
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| Specification | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | Mitsubishi RP-1 |
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| Type | Utility helicopter[source] | Experimental twin-engined helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Japan[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
18.15 m (59 ft 6½ in)[source]
Length
Single source15.00 m (49 ft 2.5 in)[source]
SA 330H Puma · 2½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Rotor diameter
Single source15.00 m (49 ft 2½ in)[source]
SA 330H Puma · Crew
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 313 nm
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Range
Single source580 km (313 nm, 360 mi)[source]
SA 330H Puma · Service ceiling
Single source4,800 m (15,750 ft)[source]
SA 330H Puma · 1,400 ft/min
Single source7.1 m/s (1,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | French Army Royal Air Force (until 2025) Romanian Air Force Pakistan Army[source] | — |
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| Number built | 697[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1968–1987[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1968[source] | — |
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| First flight | 15 April 1965[source] | 14 September 1994[source] |
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| Variants | IAR 330 Atlas Oryx[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Denel Rooivalk[source] | Mitsubishi MH2000[source] |
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| Capacity | 16 passengers[source] | — |
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| Guns | Coaxial 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine guns Side-firing 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon Various others[source] | — |
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| Disc area | 177.0 m 2 (1,905 ft 2 )[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 273 km/h (147 knots, 169 mph)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Sikorsky S-76[source] |
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