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Encyclopedia > Burkina Faso Air Force

General information

Military branches: Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia


Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,688,072 (2002 est.)


Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,379,010 (2002 est.)


Military expenditures - dollar figure: $40.1 million (FY01)


Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (FY01)


Aircraft inventory

Burkina Faso's military aircraft, operated by the Air Force, totals 19 aircraft of 12 different models, including 11 helicopters. Burkina Faso does not operate any fixed-wing combat aircraft.

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[1] Notes
Aero Commander Flag of United States United States transport Rockwell 500 1
Aérospatiale Alouette III Flag of France France utility helicopter SA 316B 1
Avro 748 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom transport HS.748 2
Beechcraft King Air Flag of United States United States transport Super King Air 200 1
Eurocopter Dauphin Flag of France France utility helicopter SA 365N 2
Eurocopter Ecureuil Flag of France France AS 350 1
Mil Mi-8 Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union transport helicopter Mi-8
Mi-17		 3
2
Mil Mi-24  Russia attack helicopter Mi-35 1
Nord 262 Flag of France France transport 2
Reims 172 Flag of France France liaison F172 1
Reims 337 Flag of France France liaison F337 1

Aero Commander model 690A, N53RF operated by NOAA The Aero Commander was a light twin-engined aircraft by Aero Design and Engineering Company part of Rockwell International. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Aérospatiale Allouette III is a general purpose, single-engined light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale of France, now Eurocopter). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Avro 748 (C-GBFA) registered to First Air at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Eurocopter Dauphin (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Eurocopter Ecureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name Hip) is a large twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The O-2 Skymaster is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...

References and links

  1. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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  Results from FactBites:
 
Burkina Faso. The World Factbook. 2003 (973 words)
Independence from France came to Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) in 1960.
One of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has few natural resources, a fragile soil, and a highly unequal distribution of income.
two villages are in dispute along the border with Benin; Burkina Faso border regions have become a staging area for Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire rebels and an asylum for refugees caught in regional fighting; the Ivorian Government accuses Burkina Faso of supporting Ivorian rebels
Burkina Faso - Search View - MSN Encarta (3158 words)
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries of what was formerly French West Africa, and each year thousands of its people seek jobs in neighboring countries, chiefly seasonal farm work in Ghana or Côte d’Ivoire.
Burkina Faso is bounded on the north and west by Mali, on the east by Niger, and on the south by Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Burkina Faso was accused of sheltering dissident members of the Côte d’Ivoire army, while at the same time the 2 million Burkinabe immigrants in Côte d’Ivoire were being blamed for a military uprising in that country.
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