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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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