AS350 Écureuil/AStar | |
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An AS350BA Squirrel of the Royal Australian NavyFleet Air Arm at the 2008 Melbourne Grand Prix | |
Role | Light utility helicopter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Helibras |
First flight | 27 June 1974 |
Introduction | 1975 |
Retired | Australian Defence Force 1 December 2017 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Brazilian Air Force Pakistan Army Aviation Royal Jordanian Air Force |
Produced | 1975–present |
Number built | 3,590 (AS350/AS550: 2009)[1] |
Unit cost | |
Variants | Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 |
Developed into | Changhe Z-11 Eurocopter AS550 Fennec Eurocopter EC130 |
Video of World Record-breaking Mount Everest AS350 B3 landing | |
An AS350 during winter operations | |
Demonstration flight of an AS350 B3 |
When he fell at the Yellow Band during his descent, Gautam then set another landmark: for the highest helicopter rescue in the world. The Italian pilot Maurizio Folini took on the daring task and used a 'long line' from 7,800 metres to pull the 30-year-old off the mountain. The rescue may also cost Gautam his place in the Himalayan Database as, according to Hawley’s criteria, his climb is not complete.
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AS350 Écureuil/AStar | |
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An AS350BA Squirrel of the Royal Australian NavyFleet Air Arm at the 2008 Melbourne Grand Prix | |
Role | Light utility helicopter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Helibras |
First flight | 27 June 1974 |
Introduction | 1975 |
Retired | Australian Defence Force 1 December 2017 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Brazilian Air Force Pakistan Army Aviation Royal Jordanian Air Force |
Produced | 1975–present |
Number built | 3,590 (AS350/AS550: 2009)[1] |
Unit cost | |
Variants | Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 |
Developed into | Changhe Z-11 Eurocopter AS550 Fennec Eurocopter EC130 |
Video of World Record-breaking Mount Everest AS350 B3 landing | |
An AS350 during winter operations | |
Demonstration flight of an AS350 B3 |
When he fell at the Yellow Band during his descent, Gautam then set another landmark: for the highest helicopter rescue in the world. The Italian pilot Maurizio Folini took on the daring task and used a 'long line' from 7,800 metres to pull the 30-year-old off the mountain. The rescue may also cost Gautam his place in the Himalayan Database as, according to Hawley’s criteria, his climb is not complete.
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