Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eurocopter AS-350 Écureuil
Eurocopter AS-350 Écureuil from Monaco.
Role	Light helicopter
National origin	France & Germany
Manufacturer	Aérospatiale, and after Eurocopter.
First flight	1974
Introduction	1975
Status	Active
Number built	more than 5000 examples.

The Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil is a light helicopter designed and built in France by Aérospatiale, and later produced by Eurocopter. It is one of the most important civilian helicopters in the world, like the United States' Bell 206. Many are used by militaries.

Specifications

It is a single-turboshaft helicopter built entirely of metal. It can carry a pilot and at least five passengers. Some are used for aerial work. AS-350B3 is a variant for flying at high altitudes.

Variants

• Aérospatiale AS-350Z is an experimental variant with a Fenestron tail rotor, like on the Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle.
• Eurocopter AS-550 Fennec is a military variant.
• Eurocopter AS-355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-turboshaft variant.

• Jackson, Robert, Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. ISBN: 1-84013-812-2.
• Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN: 2-907051-24-5.

Images for kids

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  AS350 Rainbow Helicopter in Hawaii, 2021

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  AS350 B2 Ecureuil, reg I-ALWE, of Elifly operator in Italy, 2018

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  H125 cockpit

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  AS350B2, Switzerland, 2006

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  A French Gendarmerie AS350, 2005

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  AS350 B2, 2001

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  AS 350 B3

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  The cockpit of an AS350 B2, 2006

See also

In Spanish: Airbus Helicopters H125 para niños