Eurocopter AS532 Cougar






















































AS532 Cougar
H215M

Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar, France - Army (cropped).jpg
Eurocopter AS532 the French Army
Role
 Medium utility military helicopter

National origin
 France
Manufacturer
Aérospatiale
Eurocopter
Airbus Helicopters
First flight
 September 1977
Introduction
 1978
Status
 In service
Primary users
French Air Force
Bulgarian Air Force
Turkish Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Produced
 1977–present

Developed from
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
Variants
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

Developed into
Eurocopter EC725

The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. (Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma.) The AS532 has been further developed as the Eurocopter EC725.




Contents






  • 1 Design and development


  • 2 Variants


  • 3 Operators


    • 3.1 Former Operator




  • 4 Notable accidents and incidents


  • 5 Specifications (AS532 UB)


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


    • 7.1 Citations


    • 7.2 Bibliography




  • 8 External links





Design and development


The AS332 Super Puma, designed as a growth version to replace the SA 330 Puma, first flew in September 1977. It was fitted with two 1,330 kW Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines, composite rotor blades, improved landing gear and a modified tailfin.


In 1990 all military Super Puma designations were changed from "AS 332" to "AS 532 Cougar" to distinguish between the civil and military variants of the helicopter.


Canada had considered purchasing the Cougar to replace their CH-113 Labrador, but opted in the end to purchase the CH-149 Cormorant.[1] In 2012 France began a €288.8m project (€11.1m/unit) to upgrade 23 Army Cougars and 3 for the Air Force to address obsolescence issues and to deliver similar avionics to their EC225 and EC725 helicopters.[2]



Variants





Chilean Navy Cougar – UNITAS 47-06



AS532 UL/AL

The AS 532 UL/AL is the long version of the Cougar family and is powered by two Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines. It carries a crew of 2 and up to 29 troops or 6 injured passengers on stretchers plus 10 others. As with the other versions of the Cougar, the AS 532 UL/AL can lift 4.5 tons by means of a sling. The Horizon battlefield ground surveillance system can be installed on the AS 532 UL (utility version). The AS 532 AL (armed version) can also be fitted with a variety of weapons, including pod-mounted 20 mm cannons, 68 mm rocket-launchers and side-mounted rapid fire machine-guns.[3]



AS532 SC

The AS 532SC is the naval version of the Cougar family and is powered by two Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines. This version is mainly used for Anti-surface unit warfare (ASUW), fitted with AM 39 Exocet missiles; Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), fitted with a variable-depth sonar and torpedoes; Search and rescue; and Sea patrols. For deck landing, securing at high sea states, maneuver and traverse this variant can be fitted with ASIST.[3]



AS535

French Army Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR or RESCO in French) version.



Operators




An Ecuadorian AS532 Cougar



 Albania


  • Albanian Air Force[4]


 Brazil



  • Brazilian Army[4]


  • Brazilian Navy[4]



 Bulgaria


  • Bulgarian Air Force[4]


 Chile



  • Chilean Army[4]


  • Chilean Navy[4]



 France



  • French Air Force[4]


  • French Army[4]




Eurocopter Cougar of the Slovenian Army.



 Germany


  • German Air Force[5]


 Malawi


  • Military of Malawi[4]


 Netherlands


  • Royal Netherlands Air Force[4]


 Saudi Arabia



  • Royal Saudi Air Force[4]


  • Royal Saudi Naval Force [4]



 Slovenia


  • Slovenian Air Force[4]


 Spain



  • Spanish Air Force[4]


  • Spanish Army[4]



  Switzerland



Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar Mk1 from the Swiss Air Force



  • Swiss Air Force[4][6]


 Turkey



  • Turkish Air Force[4]


  • Turkish Army[4]



 Venezuela


  • Venezuelan Air Force[4]


Former Operator



 Zimbabwe


  • Air Force of Zimbabwe[7]


Notable accidents and incidents



  • 25 July 2012 – A Cougar crashed in a steep section of the Verdon Gorge in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France near the Italian border during a test flight. Six people died, all employees of Eurocopter. Witnesses said the helicopter had hit an electricity cable. The helicopter had been destined for the Albanian Air Force.[8][9][10]

  • 1 Oct 2016 – A Swiss Air Force Cougar crashed after hitting power lines. Two pilots were killed.

  • 31 May 2017 – A Turkish Air Force Cougar crashed near the Iraqi border after hitting power lines. All 13 soldiers on board were killed.[11]



Specifications (AS532 UB)


Orthographically projected diagram of the AS332 Super Puma

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory[12]


General characteristics




  • Crew: 2


  • Capacity: 20 troops


  • Length: 15.53 m (50 ft 11½ in)


  • Rotor diameter: 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)


  • Height: 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)


  • Disc area: 206 m2 (2,217 ft²)


  • Empty weight: 4,350 kg (9,590 lb)


  • Useful load: 4,650 kg (10,250 lb)


  • Max. takeoff weight: 9,000 kg (19,840 lb)


  • Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft, 1,185 kW (1,589 shp) each


Performance




  • Never exceed speed: 278 km/h (150 knots, 173 mph)


  • Maximum speed: 249 km/h (134 knots, 154 mph)


  • Cruise speed: 239 km/h (129 knots, 148 mph)


  • Range: 573 km (310 nm, 357 mi)


  • Service ceiling: 3,450 m (11,319 ft)


  • Rate of climb: 7.2 m/s (1,417 ft/min)



See also




Related development



  • Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma

  • Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

  • Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma

  • Eurocopter EC725


Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era



  • Mil Mi-38

  • Mil Mi-17

  • NHIndustries NH90

  • Sikorsky S-92

  • Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk



Related lists


  • List of rotorcraft


References



Citations





  1. ^ "Canadian Air Force – CH-149 Cormorant Purchase and operation details". Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Projet de loi de finances pour 2013 : Défense : équipement des forces" (in French). Senate of France. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2013.


  3. ^ ab Endres and Gething 2005, p. 487.


  4. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrs "World Air Forces 2014" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.


  5. ^ "World's Air Forces 2004", Flight International, flightglobal.com, p. 59, retrieved 12 March 2013


  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  7. ^ "World's Air Forces 2004", Flight International, flightglobal.com, p. 100, retrieved 12 March 2013


  8. ^ http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/25/12950715-six-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-french-alps?lite


  9. ^ "France helicopter crash kills six". 25 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.


  10. ^ "Hand off to penton_404_redirect_page". Retrieved 1 June 2017.


  11. ^ "Turkish troops killed in helicopter crash near Iraq". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 May 2017.


  12. ^ Taylor, M J H (editor) (1999). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition. Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-245-7.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)




Bibliography


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  • Endres, Günter G. and Michael J. Gething. Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. HarperCollins UK, 2005.
    ISBN 0-00718-332-1.



External links







  • Airbus Helicopters AS532 ALe page

  • AS 532 U2/A2 Cougar Helicopter, Search and Rescue Variant Details









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