AS 355N Twin Squirrel helicopter flying over an RAF Military Apache AH-64 Attack Helicopter. SCO 8381


The WAH-64 Apache AH1 features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It is armed with a 30-millimeter ( in) M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage. It has four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons, typically carrying a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods. The Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2 (Twin Squirrel) is a twin-engine light helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale (now part of Eurocopter Group). The AS355 is marketed in North America as the TwinStar.


Size: 5594px × 4371px
Location: Halfpenny Green Airport, Bobbington. Wolverhampton. West Midlands. England. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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