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AEROSPATIALE SA-315 Lama
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LAMA
Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
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Name | SA-315 Lama | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | AEROSPATIALE | |||||||||||||||
Wing | Rotary | |||||||||||||||
Position | Three-blade main rotor | |||||||||||||||
Tail | Three-blade tail rotor | |||||||||||||||
WTC | Light | |||||||||||||||
Type code | H1T | |||||||||||||||
Engine | Turboprop | |||||||||||||||
Engine count | Single | |||||||||||||||
Position | Behind cabin | |||||||||||||||
Landing gear | Skids | |||||||||||||||
Mass group | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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AEROSPATIALE SA-315 Lama
Description
The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama is a French single-engined helicopter developed to meet a requirement for hot and high operations, it combines the Alouette II airframe with Alouette III components. The helicopter was licence built in India as the Cheetah.
Technical Data
Wing span | 11.02 m36.155 ft <br /> |
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Length | 10.26 m33.661 ft <br /> |
Height | 3.09 m10.138 ft <br /> |
Powerplant | 1 x Turboméca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 649 kW (970 hp) derated to 410 kW (550 hp) each |
Engine model |
Performance Data
Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 103 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
Distance | m | ROC | 1000 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
MTOW | 19001,900 kg <br />1.9 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL180 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
WTC | L | Range | 160160 nm <br />296,320 m <br />296.32 km <br />972,178.478 ft <br /> NM |
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving LAMA
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