Puma

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Puma is the NATO reporting name for the Aérospatiale SA 330J, a medium-lift, twin-engine military transport helicopter used by various armed forces worldwide.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Puma canonical 1
Puma HC1 1
Puma HC2 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medium-lift helicopter ⓘ
military transport helicopter ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ
twin-engine helicopter ⓘ
airframeMaterial aluminium alloy ⓘ
capacity up to 16 to 20 troops ⓘ
up to 6 stretchers ⓘ
category NATO reporting name ⓘ
configuration single main rotor ⓘ
tail rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designedBy Aérospatiale engineering team ⓘ
designedFor battlefield mobility ⓘ
tactical transport ⓘ
developedFrom earlier Sud Aviation helicopter designs ⓘ
engineType Turbomeca Turmo turboshaft ⓘ
linked to: Turbomeca Turmo IVC
enteredService late 1960s ⓘ
feature rear clamshell doors (on some variants) ⓘ
sliding side doors ⓘ
firstFlight 1965 ⓘ
fuselageType metal semi-monocoque ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Aérospatiale ⓘ
Sud Aviation ⓘ
NATOreportingNameFor Aérospatiale SA 330J ⓘ
operationalUse all-weather operations ⓘ
day and night operations ⓘ
powerplant twin turboshaft engines ⓘ
primaryUsers French Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
role cargo transport ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
successor Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail boom ⓘ
usedBy various armed forces worldwide ⓘ
usedFor disaster relief missions ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ
paratroop deployment ⓘ
usedInConflict Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ
South African Border War ⓘ
various UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ
variantOf Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 230 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Puma HC1 ⓘ
linked to: Puma
No. 230 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Puma HC2 ⓘ
linked to: Puma