Aerospatiale SA.330L Puma

Origin

France

Type

medium transport helicopter

Max Speed

263 km/h / 163 mph

Max Range

550 km / 342 miles

Dimensions

main rotor diameter 15.00 m (49 ft 2.6 in) length, rotors turning 18.15 m (59 ft 6.6 in) height 5.14 m (16 ft 10.4 in)

Weight

empty 3615 kg (7,970 Ib); maximum take-off 7400 kg (16,314 Ib) with an internal load or 7500 kg (16,535 Ib) with a slung load

Powerplant

two 1175-kW (1,575-shp) Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts

Armament

generally none, but can include 7.62-mm (0.3-in) forward-firing machine guns, 20-mm side-firing cannon, missiles and rocket-launcher pods

Operators:

Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Chile, Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malawi, Morocco, Oman, Mexico, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Togo, United Kingdom