Developed as a twin-engine version of the previous SA.360/1 Dauphin, the SA.365 first flew on January 24, 1975 entering production in 1978. Was soon replaced by the much improved N variants.
Licence built in China as the Harbin Z-9 Haitung and in Brazil as the Helibras MH-1 Pantera
Licence built in China as the Harbin Z-9 Haitung and in Brazil as the Helibras MH-1 Pantera
Construction Numbers
001 & 2 | SA360 prototypes | 01jun72 |
1... | 35 aircraft SA360 | |
003 & 4 | Aerospatiale SA365C prototypes | |
50.. | 79 aircraft SA365C / SA365C2 | |
5100 | SA365N prototype | 31mar79 |
6000/64.. | Aerospatiale SA365F/G/N series | |
from 64.. | Eurocopter as365/as565/ec155 series | 1992 |
from 69.. | Airbus as365/H155 series | 2014 |
from 6970 | Production ended | 2021 |
SA365 Dauphin 2 News |
Safran Support for US Coast Guard MH-65 Helicopter Engines
16-Apr-24 - Safran signed 5-year Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract to provide in-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for more than 240 Arriel 2C2-CG engines that powers the US Coast Guard Airbus MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet #DolphinsHMS Prince of Wales in East Coast Deployment
22-Oct-23 - Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, visits the United States for final enlistment phase in preparation for first global deployment in 2025 #PrinceOfWalesUS Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City 25th Anniversary
15-Jun-23 - US Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City established in 1998 after Brooklyn and Cape May stations merged. The southern New Jersey-based helicopter crews have flown over 7,000 search and rescue missions having accumulated more than 180,000 flight hours #AtlanticCityNew Weather Radar for USCG MH-60 and MH-65 Helicopters
12-Apr-23 - US Coast Guard’s MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters will be upgraded with Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system #WeatherSouthern Maryland Trooper 35th Anniversary
21-Jul-22 - On July 1987, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) established “Trooper 7” to serve the Southern Maryland region. Originally located at Patuxent Naval Air Station, relocated to St Marys Airport in 1992 #MarylandMore News ... | |
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Derivatives & Versions of SA365 Dauphin 2 |
Model | Year | History |
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SA365C Dauphin 2 1977 | 1977 | First twin-engined version of the SA360 Dauphin first announced in 1973. First flight January 24, 1975 with deliveries started in December 1978 a ... |
SA365C1 Dauphin 2 1979 | 1979 | Powered by Arriel 1A1 engines |
SA365N Dauphin 2 1979 | 1979 | Powered by 2 Arriel 1C engines, introduced a retractable tricycle landing gear. Also compared to previous SA365C has enlarged tail surfaces, a ... |
HH-65 Dolphin 1980 | 1980 | Since 2003, the MH-65 is powered by Safran Arriel 2C2-CG engines |
SA365C2 Dauphin 2 1980 | 1980 | powered by Arriel 1A2 engines |
SA365F Dauphin 2 1982 | 1982 | |
AS565AA Panther 1984 | 1984 | Aerospatiale AS565AA Phanter assembled in Brazil by Helibras |
SA365N1 Dauphin 2 1984 | 1984 | 2 Turbomeca Arriel 1C1 turbo-shaft engine |
SA365F1 Dauphin 2 1988 | 1988 | |
AS565SA Panther 1990 | 1990 | For new airframes see Eurocopter AS565SA Phanter |
SA365N2 Dauphin 2 1990 | 1990 | |
Harbin Z-9 1990 | 1990 | |
EC AS365 Dauphin 2 1992 | 1992 | For early airframes please see Aerospatiale SA365
In 2011 Eurocopter announced development of the Dauphin replacement, codenamed X4
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