Journeying with the AS332 C1e Super Puma Helicopter

Journeying with the AS332 C1e Super Puma Helicopter

 

 

AS332 C1? S???? P?m? is ? n?w-??n???ti?n, twin-?n?in? h?lic??t?? in th? S???? P?m? ??n??. D?si?n?? ?n? ??v?l???? ?? E???c??t?? (n?w Ai???s H?lic??t??s), th? ?i?c???t s?????ts m?lti?l? missi?n n???s. Th? h?lic??t?? is int?n??? t? ??????m c?m??t, s???ch-?n?-??sc?? (CSAR), s???ch-?n?-??sc?? (SAR), ?s w?ll ?s m??itim? s??v?ill?nc? ?????ti?ns. It c?n ?? c?n?i????? t? c???? ??t l?w ?n???c?m?nt, ???c?-k???in?, ???lic s?c??it?, ???? t????ickin?, h?m?nit??i?n ???l??m?nts, ??ss?n??? t??ns???t, ?tilit? ?i?li?t, MEDEVAC, ?i???i?htin? missi?ns. Oth?? v??i?nts in th? S???? P?m? ??mil? incl??? AS332L1? ?n? EC225.

AS332 C1? S???? P?m? ?????s ?n? ??liv??i?s

G???k ??th??iti?s si?n?? ? $60m c?nt??ct ??? th? ???c???m?nt ?? AS332 C1 S???? P?m? h?lic??t??s ??? ?s? ?? th? G???k M??ch?nt M??in? in m??itim? s??v?ill?nc? ?n? SAR missi?ns in th? ????th ????t?? ?? 1998. Th? ?i?st ?n? s?c?n? h?lic??t??s w??? ??liv???? in D?c?m??? 1999 ?n? th? n?xt tw? in M??ch 2000. Th? G???k Ai? F??c? si?n?? ? c?nt??ct w??th €100m ($124.62m) t? ???ch?s? ???? h?lic??t??s, with ?n ??ti?n ??? ?n?th?? tw?, ??? CSAR ?n? SAR ??ti?s in D?c?m??? 2000.

Ai???s H?lic??t??s si?n?? ? c?nt??ct with th? B?livi?n Ai? F??c? (FAB) in J?n???? 2014 ??? th? s???l? ?? six AS332 C1? h?lic??t??s with l??istic?l s?????t ??ck???. Th? h?lic??t??s ??? int?n??? t? ??????min? ?i?ht ???? t????ickin?, civil s?c??it? ?n? ???lic s??vic? ??ti?s ?c??ss th? c??nt??. Th? ?i?st ?n? s?c?n? AS332 C1? S???? P?m?s w??? ??liv???? in A???st ?n? D?c?m??? 2014 ??s??ctiv?l?. D?liv??i?s ??? ?x??ct?? t? c?ncl??? in 2016.

AS332 C1? ??si?n ?n? ???t???s

“It c?n c???? ? m?xim?m c???? slin? l??? ?? 4,500k?.” Th? AS332 C1? S???? P?m? h?lic??t?? ???t???s ? ????-?l????, c?m??sit? m?in ??t?? ?itt?? with ??st ?n? ????? st??s. Th? t?ilc?n? is c?nst??ct?? in m?n?c???? st??ct??? ?n? is ???i???? with ? ?iv?-?l???? ?nti-t????? ??t??. Th? h?lic??t?? is ?tt?ch?? with ? ??t??ct??l?, t?ic?cl? l?n?in? ????. Th? m?in l?n?in? ???? ???t???s t??ilin? ??m ??si?n, whil? th? n?s? l?n?in? ???? h?s ? c?st?? wh??l.

Th? S???? P?m? h?s ? l?n?th ?? 18.70m, ??t?? ?i?m?t?? ?? 15.08m, ?n? ? ??s?lin? w?i?ht ?? 4,800k?. It c?n c???? ? m?xim?m c???? slin? l??? ?? 4,500k? ?n? ? ?s???l l??? ?? 4,195k?. It is ?tt?ch?? with ? h?ist with ? c???cit? ?? 272k? ?n? j?ttis?n??l? li?? ???ts t? c???? ???iti?n?l l???s. On-????? c??w c?nsists ?? ?n? ?il?t, ?n? c?-?il?t, ?n?in??? ?n? ??sc???. Th? NVG-c?m??ti?l? ?l?ss c?ck?it is ???i???? with c??shw??th? s??ts, tw? j?ttis?n??l? ????s ?n? tw? win?shi?l? ??n?s.

Its c??in ?cc?mm???t?s ?? t? 17 ??ss?n???s ?n? ???t???s tw? j?ttis?n??l? sli?in? ????s ?itt?? with tw? win??ws ??ch. Th??? win??ws ??? l?c?t?? ?n ??th si??s ?? th? c??in t? ??cilit?t? ?m????nc? ?xit. Th? c??in c?n ?ls? ?? ???i???? with ?? t? six st??tch??s ??? m??ic?l ?v?c??ti?n missi?ns. A s??ci?l sin?l?-st?? ???? is ?tt?ch?? t? th? ??t ??s?l??? c?m???tm?nt. A??iti?n?l ???i?m?nt ?n????? th? AS332 C1? incl??? ? ?i?? ?xtin??ish??, ?nti-sm?k? ???i?m?nt, ?n? ? s?st?m ??? ?li?ht in m?????t? icin? c?n?iti?ns.

Avi?nics ?? AS332 C1?

“Th? S???? P?m? h?lic??t?? c?n ?l? ?t ? c??is? s???? ?? 260km/h ?n? ? m?xim?m s???? ?? 278km/h.” Th? c?ck?it ?? th? AS332 C1? is int????t?? with ? S?xt?nt Avi?ni??? NADIR MK2 s?l?-c?nt?in??, ??t?n?m??s n?vi??ti?n s?st?m, m?lti??ncti?n LCD ?is?l??s, ???l ?li?ht c?nt??l, ?n? ? SFIM 155 s????m???-c????l? ??t??il?t s?st?m with hi?h?? ????? m???s. A Th?ms?n-CIF CLIO FLIR si?htin? s?st?m is ?itt?? ??? SAR ?????ti?ns ???in? ni?ht tim?. Th? h?lic??t?? is ???i???? with ? B?n?ix 1500B ????? ??? th? ??t?cti?n ?? sm?ll ???ts ?t l?n? ??n??s. It ?ls? ???t???s ? S??ct??l?? s???chli?ht ?n? l??? h?il??s.

AS332 C1? S???? P?m? ?????lsi?n

Th? AS332 C1? S???? P?m? m?lti-missi?n h?lic??t?? is ??w???? ?? tw? T????m?c? M?kil? 1A1 t????sh??t ?n?in?s, which ??n???t? ? m?xim?m ?m????nc? ??w?? ?? 1,400kW ??ch. It is ?ls? inst?ll?? with ? ???l s?st?m ?? 1,556l c???cit?. Th? t??nsmissi?n s?st?m c?nsists ?? ?n? m?in ??????x, ?n? int??m??i?t? ??????x, ?n? t?il ??????x, ?n? ??t?? ???k?, ?n? m?in ??????x ?il c??lin? s?st?m ?n? tw? m?in ??????x ??? ?i?? ??t?cti?n ci?c?its. Th? S???? P?m? h?lic??t?? c?n ?l? ?t ? c??is? s???? ?? 260km/h ?n? ? m?xim?m s???? ?? 278km/h. It c?n clim? ?t ? ??t? ?? 8.2m/s, ?????in? ? m?xim?m ??n?? ?? 642km. It c?n c???? ??t missi?ns ??? m??? th?n 195 min?t?s with??t ??s??v? ?t ? s???? ?? 70k. AS332 C1? c?n ?? ?????t?? ?t hi?h-?ltit???s ?n? in ?i??ic?lt-t?-???ch ????s, withst?n?in? t?m????t???s ??n?in? ???m -45°C t? 50°C.