North Sea Oil Rig Workers Transport AS 332L-2 Super Puma Helicopter. SCO 9076.
There are currently five main versions of the Super Puma, based on short and long fuselage variants. The is the standard military version, which to date has been supplied to Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Chile and Spain, whilst the is a naval variant armed with two Exocet missiles for antishipping duties. The civil equivalent of these two short fuselage variants is the The two stretched variants are the military transport and the civil version Fitted with Spheriflex Rotor Head and EFIS. The latter has become popular with offshore support operators, particularly in the North Sea where six major operators had the type in service at the beginning of 1984. This included 34 aircraft with Bristow Helicopters, redesignated Tigers to signify equipment differences from the standard Role Medium Utility Helicopter National origin France Manufacturer Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters First flight 13 September 1978 Status Active Primary user CHC Helicopter Produced 1978-present Unit cost US$ million, € million (2006) Developed from Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma Variants Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Developed into Eurocopter EC225 Eurocopter AS725 Super Cougar
Size: 6070px × 4029px
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen Airport. Grampian Region. Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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