AS332 Super Pums - 1/72 Scale - Italeri - IT91096
AS332 Super Pums - 1/72 Scale - Italeri - IT91096
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The AS332 Super Puma is a medium twin-engine helicopter with a four-blade rotor designed by the French company Aérospatiale, now Airbus Helicopters. Equipped with two Turbomeca engines, it can reach a cruising speed of 260 km/h. The helicopter’s airframe was designed to withstand intensive use in all operational environments, including long-range missions, thanks to a range of 800 km. Furthermore, the adoption of retractable landing gear significantly improves aerodynamics during flight phases. The combination of these features has, over time, built the reputation of the “Super Puma” as a robust, reliable helicopter, ideal for the most demanding and challenging military and civilian missions. It has also been continuously upgraded in terms of avionics and electronic navigation support systems to further extend its useful operational life.
The AS 332 Super Puma is a modern, multi-role medium helicopter manufactured by the Eurocopter Group consortium (now part of Airbus Helicopters). The flight of the prototype took place in 1978, and the machine entered service in the same year. The helicopter - in the SA 332 L1 version - has a fuselage length of 16.79 meters and a rotor diameter of 16.2 meters. The drive is provided by two Turbomeca Makila 1A2 engines with a capacity of 1845 KM each. The helicopter has a classic layout with a single main rotor and a propeller on the tail boom.
The AS 332 Super Puma helicopter was developed by the French aviation company Aerospatiale as a far-reaching development of the very successful SA 330 Puma machines, intended for both the military and civilian market. Compared to its predecessor, the machine received a completely new power unit, an almost completely redesigned hull (although externally very similar to the SA 330), a new chassis, and the whole structure was clearly strengthened. Finally, a machine was created, externally similar to the SA 330, but offering much greater combat capabilities and better performance. In the course of production, many development versions were created, including AS 332 B 1 (the first mass-produced military version), AS 332 C 1 (sea version intended for search and rescue tasks) or AS 332 F 1 (sea version of the helicopter intended for combat tasks). The AS 332 machine has gained a lot of popularity and in various versions has been or is still used by countries such as: Brazil, Canada, Germany and Norway.
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