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- Aerospatiale Alouette II SE.3130 Helicopter Pilots Notes/ Flight Manual: 235 Pages/ Download
Aerospatiale Alouette II SE.3130 Helicopter Pilots Notes/ Flight Manual: 235 Pages/ Download
Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II Helicopter
Flight Manual
Contents: Foreword/ Operating Limitations/ Operating Procedures/ Performance Information/ Loading Information
The Alouette 2 is the forerunner of a fortunate series of French light helicopters. It accomplished its maiden flight on the 12th of March 1955 at the airfield of Buc near Paris in the hands of famous French test-pilot Jean Boulet (1920-2011). On the contrary to most of its competitors this aircraft was powered by a turboshaft instead of a conventional piston engine. That first flight marked the beginning of a fortunate career.
The Alouette 2 is an improved version of the SE 3120 Alouette 1 which flew for the first time on the 31st of July 1951 piloted by Henri Stackenburg.
The Alouette 1 was a three-seater helicopter of standard design (single main and tail rotor) and construction. It was powered by a 149/200 kW/shp 9 cylinders radial Salmson 9NH radial engine. Two prototypes registered F-WGGD and F-WGGE were built and extensively tested with good results. In July 1953 Jean Boulet even set some official world records piloting this helicopter.
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