Английская Википедия:Eurocopter Fennec
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS550 Fennec (now H125M)[1] and AS555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter Group (now Airbus Helicopters). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 series, they are named after the fennec fox. The armed versions of the AS550 and AS555 can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions.
Design
Operational history
As a result of the Vienna Treaty,Шаблон:Which military variants of the Écureuil were marketed under a separate designation; thus from 1990 onwards the type was marketed as the Fennec.[2]
In February 2007, India selected the AS550 C3 Fennec over the Bell 407 helicopter in a deal for 197 helicopters worth US$500 million.[3] This deal was suspended in June 2007 because of concerns of alleged corruption in the bidding process, and cancelled outright on 6 December 2007.[4] The contract is now being re-competed, and the AS550 C3 is among the helicopters competing for the deal. However India chose Kamov Ka-226T over AS550 C3 in the refreshed tender.[5]
On 20 January 2011, Royal Malaysian Navy PASKAL commandos rescued a hijacked Malaysian chemical tanker and its crew from Somali pirates. A Fennec helicopter provided reconnaissance and aerial gunfire to keep the pirate's mother ship at bay while commandos boarded the tanker.[6]
Variants
- Single engine
- AS350 L1/L2 Ecureuil – Original military variants of AS350.
- AS550 C2 Fennec – Armed version based on AS350 B2.
- AS550 U2 Fennec – Unarmed version based on AS350 B2.
- AS550 C3 Fennec – Armed version based on AS350 B3.
- Twin engine
- AS355 M/M2 Ecureuil 2 – Original military variants of AS355 F.
- AS555 AF Fennec 2 – Armed version based on AS355 N.
- AS555 AN Fennec 2 – Armed military version, can be fitted with a 20 mm cannon.
- AS555 AR Fennec 2 – Armed with cannon and rockets.
- AS555 MN Fennec 2 – Unarmed naval version.
- AS555 MR Fennec 2 – Naval version.
- AS555 SN Fennec 2 – Armed naval version.
- AS555 SR Fennec 2 – Armed naval version.
- AS555 UN Fennec 2 – Training and utility version.
- AS555 UR Fennec 2 – Utility version.
- AS555 SP Fennec 2 – Naval version of AS355 NP.
Operators
Former operators
Specifications (AS550 C3)
See also
Шаблон:Portal Шаблон:Aircontent
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. Шаблон:ISBN.
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "1974: AS350/355 Ecureuil/AStar- AS550/555 Fennec – EC130." Шаблон:Webarchive Eurocopter, Retrieved: 25 December 2015.
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