Aerospatiale / Eurocopter
365/565 Dauphine - EC155 Panther
HH-65 Dolphin
Aerospatiale developed the Dauphin as a replacement for their older
Alouette III helicopters in both civil and military service, with the
prototype flying in 1972. By the time that the original single-engine
version ( SA 360 ) had entered production, a twin-engine version
had already flown which was to form the basis for the SA 365.
By 1991 the 500th airframe have been delivered and is also manufactured under licence in China as the Z-9
by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation.
US Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin
In the early 1980s, the United States Coast Guard selected the SA 366G Dauphin (with the H-65 Dolphin DoD designation) to fill a need for a new air-sea rescue helicopter. In order to comply with US law, however, the majority of the helicopters' value had to be produced locally, and this resulted in the substitution of Avco Lycoming engines in place of the original Turboméca units, amongst other engineering changes.
But problems with the new engines led in 2004 to a re-engined program to the french Turbomeca Arriel 2C2-CG turboshaft. Upgrades dolphins are known
HH-65C
Dauphine Panel
Variants
| Model |
User |
| SA 360 Dauphin | Single engine - 1972 |
| SA 361H | 1973 |
| SA 365C Dauphin 2 | Twin engine - 1975 |
| SA 365F | Naval - 1982 |
| AS 365K/M Panther | Army - 1984 |
| AS 365G-1 | USCG HH-65A Dolphin - 1984 |
| AS 365N Dauphin 2 | Civilian |
| Harbin Z-9 Haitung | Chinese built variant |
| Helibras MH-1 | Brazilian built variant |
| EC 155 | Former 365N4 - 1998 |
| AS 565 Panther | |
AS 565 Panther
Chinese Z-9
AS 365N2 Dauphin 2
First Flight : SA 365A June 2, 1972
Crew / Load: 2 up to 13 (Depending the mission) or 1600 Kg with sling
AS 365 N2 :
Primary Mission: SAR (Search and Rescue)
Engines: 2 * 733 shp Turbomeca Arriel 1C2 Turbine engines
Top Speed (Vne): 296 km/h
Cruise Speed: 279 km/h
Rate of climb: 6 m/s
Range: 880 km
Service Ceiling: 3700 m
Hover Ceiling OGE: 1200 m
Weight: Empty: 2265 kg -- Max: 4250
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