Eurocopter Panther - Citizendia

Panther

Type	Military utility helicopter
Manufacturer	Aérospatiale/Eurocopter
Primary user	France
Developed from	Eurocopter Dauphin

Maneuvering of a Panther helicopter on the Cassard

The Panther helicopter of the Cassard transferring a light load to the Meuse

The Eurocopter AS 565 Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter Dauphin medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter and is manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Aérospatiale was a French Aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military Aircraft and Rockets The company was created in 1970 The Eurocopter Group is a European Helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of German Daimler-Benz Aerospace This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Photographs Photographs In the French Navy Five ships of the class were built for the French Navy ''Durance'' (A629 ''Meuse'' (A607 ''Var'' WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Eurocopter Group is a European Helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of German Daimler-Benz Aerospace Aérospatiale was a French Aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military Aircraft and Rockets The company was created in 1970 The Panther is a militarized version of the AS 365N.

1 Variants
2 Operators
3 Specifications (Eurocopter Panther)
4 References
5 External links
6 See also

Variants

The Panther is available in the following versions:

AS 565 UA/UB: Utility versions, currently in production. These versions are powered by two Turbomeca Arriel 2C turboshafts, which are equipped with a full authority digital electronic control system. A turboshaft engine is a form of Gas turbine which is optimized to produce Shaft power, rather than Jet thrust. A FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control is a system consisting of a Digital Computer, called an Electronic Engine Control (EEC or Electronic Control The main missions of this version are: transport of 8 to 10 fully-equipped troops, casualty evacuation and logistic support.
AS 565 AA/AB: Attack versions, not in production.
AS 565 MA/MB: Naval search & rescue versions, currently in production. This is the navalized version of the Panther and is also powered by two Turbomeca Arriel 2C turboshafts equipped with FADEC. The main missions of this version are: anti-surface vessel warfare (ASuW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search and rescue (SAR). Anti-submarine warfare (ASW or in older form A/S is a branch of Naval warfare that uses surface Warships Aircraft, space craft or other Submarines For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. This version is fitted with the quick-securing "Harpoon" device that allows it to land and take off on board ships whatever the relative wind direction.
AS 565 SA/SB: ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) versions, not in production.
AS 565 CA: Anti-tank version, armed with HOT missiles. HOT ( H aut subsonique O ptiquement T éléguidé = High Subsonic Optical Guided is an Anti-tank missile system developed by Euromissile
AS 565 N3: Maritime patrol and surveillance version for the Greek Air Force
AS 565 Panteras: Version for Brazilian Army, named HM-1. The Hellenic Air Force ( HAF) (in Πολεμική Αεροπορία ( ΠΑ) Polemikí Aeroporía, literally "Military Aviation" The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military.
AS 565 SC: Search and rescue version for Saudi Arabia.
Panther 800: Proposed version for the US Army's Light Utility Helicopter program, with 2 LHTEC T800 turboshafts. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[1]

Operators

Angola

Brazil

Bulgaria

6 AS 565 MB's on order with the Bulgarian Navy which are to be used for maritime surveillance, search & rescue, anti-submarine and anti-surface operations and are expected to be delivered between 2010 and 2011. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Bulgarian Navy has been largely overlooked in the reforms that the Bulgarian armed forces had to go through in order to comply with NATO standards mostly because of the For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. ^[2]

People's Republic of China

AS565 MB
Korea Coast Guard

Specifications (Eurocopter Panther)

General characteristics

Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
Capacity: 4-12 passengers
Length: 13. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː 73 m ()
Rotor diameter: 11. 94 m ()
Height: 4. 05 m ()
Empty weight: 2,389 kg ()
Max takeoff weight: 4,300 kg (9,480 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Turbomeca Arriel 2C turboshafts, 800 hp (597 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 306 km/h (190 mph)
Combat radius: mi (nm, km)
Ferry range: 827 km ()
Service ceiling 5,865 m ()
Rate of climb: 8. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power Gas turbine Turboshaft engines for Helicopters The company also produces A turboshaft engine is a form of Gas turbine which is optimized to produce Shaft power, rather than Jet thrust. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such For Aircraft, ferry range means the maximum range the aircraft can fly In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude. 9 m/s ()

Armament

Guns: Giat M621 20 mm cannon pods.
Rockets: 68 mm and 70 mm unguided rockets. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the
Missiles:
- Matra Mistral air-to-air missiles. Mistral is an Infrared homing Surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a self-propelled explosive Projectile used as a weapon towards a target
- AS. 15TT anti-surface missiles. <
- HOT anti-tank missiles. HOT ( H aut subsonique O ptiquement T éléguidé = High Subsonic Optical Guided is an Anti-tank missile system developed by Euromissile
- Anti-submarine warfare torpedoes. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below

Contents

Variants

Operators

Specifications (Eurocopter Panther)

References

External links

See also