AS 332 Super Puma
The AS 332 Super Puma
Type	Helicopter
Manufacturer	Aérospatiale Eurocopter
Maiden flight	13 September 1978
Status	Active
Unit cost	US $15.5 million (2006)
Developed from	Aérospatiale Puma
Variants	Eurocopter AS 532 Eurocopter EC 225

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The type has proved immensely successful, chosen by 37 military forces around the world, and some 1,000 civil operators.^{[citation needed]} The Super Puma has proved especially well-suited to the North Sea oil industry, where it is used to ferry personnel and equipment to and from oil platforms. In civilian configuration it can seat approximately 18 passengers and two crew. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ...

A wide variety of specialised military variants are in use, including dedicated Search and rescue and ASW versions. Since 1990, military Super Pumas have been marketed as the Cougar. Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1990: Events Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights at London Heathrow Airport to American Airlines and United Airlines. ... AS 532 Cougar The Eurocopter Cougar is a twin-engined, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ...

Variants

Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma (Defense Minister of France) at Paris Air Show 2007

• AS 331 - Prototype.
• AS 332A - Commercial pre-production version.
• AS 332B - Military version.
• AS 332B1 - First military version.
• AS 332C - Production civil version.
• AS 332C1 - Search and rescue version, equipped with a search radar and six stretchers.
• AS 332F - Military anti-submarine and anti-ship version.
• AS 332F1 - Naval version.
• AS 332L - Civil version with uprated engines, a lengthened fuselage and more cabin space, plus increased fuel. (Sometimes known as the Super Tiger).
• AS 332L1 - Stretched civil version, with a long fuselage and an airline interior.
• AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk 2 - Civil transport version, fitted with Spheriflex rotor head and EFIS.
• AS 332M - Military version of the AS 332L.
• AS 332M1 - Stretched military version.
• NAS 332 - Licensed version built by IPTN, now Indonesian aerospace(PT. Dirgantara Indonesia).

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Operators

Civilian

 Azerbaijan

• 2 AS 332L1's in service with Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and used for offshore operations to ferry workers to and from Caspian Sea oil rigs, and to transport passengers.^[1]

 Brazil

• Used by Petrobras Oil

 Germany

• Federal German Police

 Finland

• Finnish Border Guard

 Norway

• CHC Helicopter
• Norsk Helikopter
• Airlift AS

 Canada

• CHC Helicopter
• Cougar Helicopters
• The Canadian Forces had the Super Puma as a candidate to replace their aging SH-3 Sea King, but opted for rival Sikorsky S-92

 Hong Kong

• Government Flying Service

 Iceland

• Coast Guard

 Malaysia

• Malaysia Helicopter Services - chartered by PETRONAS for its upstream operations offshore the states of Terengganu and Sarawak.

 Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

 Morocco

• Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie

 United Kingdom

• Bristow Helicopters Ltd - operates a fleet of around 20 airframes for North Sea hydrocarbon personnel transfer operations

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Military

 Argentina

• Argentine Army (332B)

 Chile

• Chilean Air Force Chilean Army (332M)

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force (532MK1)
• Brazilian Army (532UE)
• Brazilian Navy (532MK1)

 Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Army (332M)

 Greece

• Greek Air Force (332C)

 Indonesia

• Indonesian Air Force
• Indonesian Navy

 Kuwait

• Kuwait Air Force (332M)

 Mexico

• Mexican Air Force

 Oman

• Royal Air Force of Oman

Panama

• Panamanian Air Force/National Air Service (332L)

 Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force (332B)

 Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Navy (332F)

 Singapore

• Republic of Singapore Air Force (332M)

 Spain

• Spanish Air Force (332B and 332M)
• Spanish Army (332B)

 Switzerland

• Swiss Air Force (332M)

 Sweden

• Swedish Air Force

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Air Force

 Venezuela

• Venezuelan Air Force (332B)

 Vietnam

• Vietnam People's Air Force (332L)

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Specifications (AS 332 L2)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 24
• Length: 16.3 m (53 ft 5 in)
• Rotor diameter: 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
• Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
• Disc area: 191 m² (2,056 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,460 kg (9,812 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,600 kg (18,940 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Turboméca Makila 1A1 turboshafts, 1,357 kW (1,819 shp) each

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• Maximum speed: 278 km/h (174 mph)
• Range: 831 km (519 mi)
• Service ceiling 7,200 m (19,750 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,614 ft/min)

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Accidents and Incidents

• G-TIGK 19th January 1995. Operated by Bristow Helicopters ditched in the North Sea. No Fatalities. Aircraft lost.
• 21. November 2006. A Eurocopter AS 332L2 search and rescue helicopter ditched in the North Sea. The aircraft was equipped with two automatic inflatable life rafts, but both failed to inflate. The Dutch Safety Board afterwards issued a warning [1].

Bristow Flight 56C was an incident with the Super Puma helicopter G-TIGK on January 19, 1995 in the North Sea. ...

See also

Related development

• Aérospatiale Puma
• IAR 330
• Eurocopter AS 532
• Eurocopter EC 225
  

Comparable aircraft The Aerospatiale Puma is a medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... The IAR 330 is the Romanian built version of Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma. ... The Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar is a twin-engined, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter. ... The Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation in the civilian Super Puma family. ...

• Sikorsky S-92
  

Related lists The Sikorsky S-92 is a medium-lift twin-engine helicopter. ...

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References

External links

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