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aerospatiale SA330L Puma


This is a version of sa330 puma

1976        


Model History:

Military version of the SA 330J Puma, both based on the SA 330H. Main rotors of glass fibre and carbon fibre composite materials with a stainless steel leading edge covering over a honeycomb structure filler. Powered by twin Turboméca Turmo IVC engines, with an empty weight of 3615kg. All weather operation equipment includes thermal de-icing of main and tail rotors, lengthened and filtered twin air intakes which are also de-iced and a weather radar. Primary fuel tanks have self sealing underside walls and provision for 4 additional tanks within the cabin plus external points for 2 tanks. A removable panel beneath the main cabin rear serves as an emergency exit, whilst also allowing longer loads to be carried.

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Del'd Units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1978/969 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino
1978/96     batallon de helicopteros de asalto 601Campo de Mayo
Port Stanley 1982
1980/now3 prefectura naval argentina
1980/now     servicio de aviacionComodoro Rivadavia 1990/now
Mar del Plata 1997/now
Posadas
Puerto Nuevo
San Fernando
1973/983 Gendarmerie
1981/831 aer chór na hÉireann
1983/861 British European Airways


Construction Numbers on database of SA330L Puma
1private owner/unknown
9Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino         - Argentine Army Aviation
3prefectura naval argentina         - argentine coast guard
3Gendarmerie         - Belgian National Police
6forca aerea brasileira         - brazilian air force
10ejercito de chile         - chilean army
2ejercito del aire         - spanish air force
2aérospatiale
1aer chór na hÉireann         - irish air corps
1Royal Air Force
1suid-afrikaanse lugmag         - south african air force


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    1118 suid-afrikaanse lugmag 139 : SAAF. to civ as ZS-RKD
    1146 ejercito de chile H-250 :
    1188 ejercito de chile H-253 :
    1208 ejercito de chile H-255 :
    1225 1973 Gendarmerie OL-G01 : Built as SA330C, to Belgium coded OT-GIA. Upgrade to SA330L and became OL-G01. Returned to manufacturer 1993.
Gendarmerie OL-G01 : ex F-WMHH
    1234 ejercito de chile H-257 :
    1237 1973 aérospatiale F-WYMZ : Built as SA330C. To Gendarmerie Belge, Autumn 1973.
Gendarmerie OL-G02 : ex F-WYMZ. To Belgium coded OT-GIB. Upgraded to SA330L and recoded OL-GIB. Major maintenance at manufacturer 1993, returned to service. Withdrawn May 1998.
Ex-Change Parts AB: Based at Borlänge, Sweden with owner Ex-Change Parts AB. Standing inside hangar almost complete. (Noted July 2009)
    1238 ejercito de chile H-258 :
    1240 aer chór na hÉireann 242 : Originally ordered as a VIP version of the SA 330C for the Ethopian AF, (serial 850, but not delivered?) Reworked to SA 330L Puma standard and became F-WRQK, then F-BRQK in Jul 1980. Delivered to IAC 22 Jul 1981 as 242.
aérospatiale F-ZLAT : IAC returned c/n 1240 to Aérospatiale in Feb 1983.
    1242 ejercito de chile H-259 : wfu. to 9L-LSG
    1254 ejercito del aire HD.19-03 : ex HT.19-3. escuadron 801
    1265 1974 Gendarmerie OL-G03 : Built as SA330C, to Belgium coded OT-GIC summer 1974.  Upgraded to SA330L and recoded OL-G03. w/o at Lyon 15 Dec 1993 when returning Puma crews to Belgium.
    1334 ejercito del aire HD.19-04 : ex HT.19-4
    1506 ejercito de chile H-261 : Ejercito d/d 1980. wfu. to 9L-LSA
    1522 ejercito de chile H-262 : Ejercito d/d 1980. MINUSTAH UN-133. w/o 13nov97. repaired?
    1524 ejercito de chile H-263 : Ejercito d/d 1980. MINUSTAH UN-134
    1527 ejercito de chile H-264 : Ejercito d/d 1980. MINUSTAH UN-135
    1539 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-500 : w/o 23may82 destroyed on ground at Port Howard
    1540 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-501 : w/o 26may82 destroyed on ground at Mount Kent
    1544 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-502 : w/o 12nov93
    1550 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-503 : w/o 23may82 destroyed near Port Horward
    1551 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-504 : w/o 3apr82 shot down by small arms in Grytviken, South Georgia while landing marines (1 killed)
    1554 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-505 : 9may82 shot down by SAM Sea Dart HMS Coventry during rescue of fishing boat Narwall survivors. (1Lt Buschiazzo, Lt Fiorito & Sgt Dimotta killed)
    1556 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-506 : Used as medevac on 1982 war. Current Monument in Malvinas Argentinas city
    1559 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-507 : crash 8oct96 at Campo de Polo, Palermo Buenos Aires while carrying Argentine & Peruvian officials. 10 killed
    1560 Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino AE-508 : 30may82 shot down near Mount Kent by SAS s SAM Stinger (6 GNA spec ops killed, 8 wounded)
    1587 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-11 : Badly damaged 1/12/97 by a storm in Mar del Plata airshow Aerplata 97 when hit a P-3B Orion (both aircraft parked) Sent to France to be repaired and return in 1999. Crash in ocean 3/20/00 during evacuation of shipping boat "Fueguino" 200 miles off coast, was rescue days later. Current stored waiting restoration
    1591 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-12 : captured by the british in malvinas/falklands war
Royal Air Force ZE449 : ex argentine coast guard PA-12 was converted to Puma HC.1 in 2001 and participate on operation Iraq Freedom in 2003 with 33 squadron
    1598 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-13 : in service, normally deployed at Mar Del Plata (MDQ) coast guard station
    1624 forca aerea brasileira 8700 : FAB CH-33 type. ex F-ZKBI. to Turkey as EM1624 1991
    1626 forca aerea brasileira 8701 : FAB CH-33 type. wfu (1981/1997)
    1628 forca aerea brasileira 8702 : FAB CH-33 type. wfu 1997
    1630 forca aerea brasileira 8703 : FAB CH-33 type. to Turkey as EM1630 1991
    1632 forca aerea brasileira 8704 : FAB CH-33 type. wfu 1997
    1635 forca aerea brasileira 8705 : FAB CH-33 type. to Turkey as EM1635 1991
    35 C/N found.



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