NAME:            AEROSPATIALE/WESTLAND SA-330 PUMA
FUNCTION:        MEDIUM TRANSPORT HELICOPTER
DIMENSIONS:      DIAMETER OF MAIN ROTOR 49 FT 2.5 IN
                 DIAMETER OF TAIL ROTOR 9 FT 11.5 IN
                 LENGTH 59 FT 6.5 IN
                 WIDTH (ROTOR FOLDED) 11.5 IN
                 HEIGHT 16 FT 10.5 IN
                 ROTOR AREA 1,905 SQ FT
WEIGHT:          EMPTY 7,970 LB
                 MAXIMUM 16,315 LB
SPEED:           158KTS
                 RATE OF CLIMB 1,810 FT PER MINUTE
RANGE:           308NM

AIR-TO-SURFACE WEAPONS:
                 ROCKETS
                 MISSILES

GUNS:            SIDE-FIRING 20mm
                 AXIAL-FIRING 7.62mm (0.3 IN) MACHINE GUNS

COUNTRIES:       ABU DHABI, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, CAMEROON,
                 CHILE, ECUADOR, FRANCE, INDONESIA,
                 IVORY COAST, KUWAIT, MEXICO, NIGERIA,
                 PAKISTAN, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SPAIN, UK,
                 GERMANY AND ZAIRE



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