Aerospasial SA.315B Lama ( French Aérospatiale SA.315B Lama ) - multi-purpose helicopter.
| SA.315B Lama | |
|---|---|
 Aérospatiale lama | |
| Type of | multirole helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
| First flight | March 17, 1969 |
| Start of operation | 1970 |
| Status | operated by |
| Operators | Indian Air Force |
| Units produced | 1450 |
| Base model | Alouette ii |
Developed in 1968 by the French company Aérospatiale (now Eurocopter France ) in accordance with the technical requirements of the Indian Air Force .
The prototype first flew March 17, 1969. By 1996, France had produced about 1,450 Lama helicopters, which were delivered to 31 countries around the world. Helicopters are built under license in India (produced more than 330 units), Romania (more than 200) and Brazil .
On June 21, 1972, a height record was set on this helicopter for all categories of helicopters (pilot Jean Boulet (fr. Jean Boulet) ): it climbed 12,442 meters . This officially confirmed record in the history of helicopter construction remains unbroken to this day.
When setting this record, due to the low temperature (−63 ° C) at altitude, the engine stalled and no longer started. Using autorotation , the pilot was able to safely land the helicopter on the ground. This is the longest landing using autorotation in history.
Content
Creation History
Modifications
Operators
Performance Specifications
The characteristics given correspond to modification SA 315B . Data source: Taylor, John WR, 1975.
- Specifications
- Crew : 1 pilot
- Passenger capacity: up to 4 passengers or 2 stretchers with an accompanying
- Payload : 785 kg of cargo or 1000 kg of suspended load
- Length : 12.92 m
- The diameter of the rotor : 11.02 m
- Tail rotor diameter : 1.91 m
- Height : 3.09 m
- Rotor swept area: 95.38 m²
- Track track: 2.38 m
- Empty weight: 1014 kg
- Normal take-off weight: 1950 kg
- Maximum take-off weight : 2300 kg
- Fuel tank capacity: 575 L
- Powerplant : 1 × Turboshaft Turbomeca Artouste IIIB
- Engine power: 1 × 870 hp (1 × 649 kW)
- power reduced to 550 hp (410 kW)
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 192 km / h
- Practical range: 515 km
- Practical ceiling : 4000 m
- Static ceiling :
- using the effect of the earth: 3750 m
- without using the effect of the earth: 2800 m
- Rate of climb : 4.2 m / s
- Disc load: 20.4 kg / m²
Notes
Literature
- Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1975-76 / Taylor, John WR ed .. - London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1975 .-- P. 45-46. - 830 p. - ISBN 0-354-00521-9 .
See also
- Sud Aviation
- Aérospatiale
External links
- SA.315 Lama on the Sky Corner website. (Russian)
- SA 315B Lama on the aviation blog. (Russian)