French Civil Aircraft 1960-1969 - French Airliners 1960-1969, French Business Aircraft 1960-1969, French Civil Utility Aircraft 1960-1969 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 115. Not illustrated. Chapters: French Airliners 1960-1969, French Business Aircraft 1960-1969, French Civil Utility Aircraft 1960-1969, French Sailplanes 1960-1969, French Sport Aircraft 1960-1969, French Ultralight Aircraft 1960-1969, Aerospatiale Puma, Moynet Jupiter, Dassault Falcon 20, San Jodel D.150 Mascaret, Breguet 941, Aerospatiale N 262, Robin Dr.200, Potez 840, Piel Diamant, Sitar Bagheera, Piel Beryl, Dassault Hirondelle, Robin Hr100, Croses Paras-Cargo, Jurca Sirocco, Lederlin 380-L, Scintex Rubis, Wassmer Wa-51, Socata Horizon, Croses Pouplume, Croses Criquet, Fauvel Av.45, Duruble Edelweiss, Jurca Gnatsum, Chasle Tourbillon, Paumier Mp2 Baladin, Dabos Jd.24p D'artagnan, Socata St 10, Fournier Rf-5, Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle, Croses Tourisme, Fournier Rf-4. Excerpt: The Aerospatiale Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA.330. The SA.330 Puma was originally developed by Sud Aviation to meet a requirement of the French Army for a medium-sized all-weather helicopter. The helicopter also had to be capable of operating by day and night as well as in a wide variety of climates. In 1967, the Puma was also selected by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and given the designation Puma HC Mk.1. As a result of this decision, the SA 330 was included in a joint production agreement between Aerospatiale and Westland Helicopters of the UK, which also resulted in the purchase of Aerospatiale Gazelle by the United Kingdom and the Westland Lynx by France. This resulted in Westland building components for the Puma, and assembling the RAF's Pumas. The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 April 1965. Six pre-production models were also built, the last of which flew on 30 July 1968. The first production SA 330 Puma flew ...