Aérospatiale Gazelle

**Aérospatiale Gazelle** adalah helikopter ringan dengan lima tempat duduk, bermesin turbin tunggal. Helikopter ini didesai dan dibuat di Prancis oleh Sud Aviation (kemudian Aérospatiale), dan juga dibuat dengan lisensi oleh Westland Aircraft di Inggris (dikenal sebagai Westland Gazelle), oleh SOKO di Yugoslavia, dan ABHCO di Egypt. Helikopter Gazelle telah digunakan di banyak angkatan udara di seluruh dunia.

## Spesifikasi (SA 341)

### Karakteristik umum
* Kru: 2
* Kapasitas: 3 Penumpang
* Panjang: 11,97 m (39&nbsp;ft 0 in)
* Main rotor diameter: 10,5 m (34&nbsp;ft 6 in)
* Tinggi: 3,15 m (10&nbsp;ft 3 in)
* Main rotor daerah: 86,5 m 2 (931&nbsp;ft 2 )
* Berat kosong: 908&nbsp;kg (£ 2002)
* Berat kotor: 1.800&nbsp;kg (£ 3970)
* Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou IIIA turboshaft, 440&nbsp;kW (590&nbsp;hp)
### Prestasi
* Kecepatan maksimum: 310&nbsp;km / h (193&nbsp;mph)
* Kecepatan jelajah: 264&nbsp;km / h (164&nbsp;mph)
* Rentang: 670&nbsp;km (416 mil)
* Layanan langit-langit: 5.000 m (16.405 kaki)
* Tingkat panjat: 9 m / s (1.770&nbsp;ft / min)

## Budaya populer

Dua Gazelle yang dimodifikasi untuk bintang sebagai serangan / pengawasan berteknologi tinggi helikopter pada tahun 1983 aksi-thriller Film Blue Thunder. Sebuah Gazelle digunakan sebagai bagian dari semi-truk futuristik dalam serial televisi The Highwayman .

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## Pranala luar

* Images of Aérospatiale Gazelle on airliners.net
* Restoration of XX411 at aeroventure.org.uk 
* "British and French attack helicopters build strong partnership." - Ministry of Defence, May 2013.