Aérospatiale AS.532

Aérospatiale AS.532 is a medium multi-purpose helicopter.

Designed by the Eurocopter Consortium. The military version of the AS332 Super Puma in early 1990 received the designation AS 532 Cougar. Delivered to 30 countries.

Single-screw circuit, two turboshaft engines, tail rotor, tricycle landing gear.

It is made in different modifications.

Specifications

• Crew: 2-3
• The greatest number of passengers: 21-25
• Payload: 4500kg
• Length: 18.7m
• Fuselage length with tail rotor: 15.53m
• Rotor Diameter: 15.6m
• Tail rotor diameter: 3.05m
• The largest fuselage width: 2.0m
• Height: 4.92m
• The area swept by the rotor: 191.13 sq.m
• Chassis base: 4.49m
• Track: 3.0m
• Empty Weight: 4330kg
• The highest take-off weight: 9000kg
• with suspended load: 9350kg
• The volume of fuel tanks: 1479l
• Powerplant: 2 × Turboshaft TurbomecaMakila1A1
• Engine power: 2 × 1820hp (2 × 1357kW)
• Cargo compartment length: 6.05m
• Cargo compartment width: 1.8m
• The height of the cargo compartment: 1.55m
• Cargo area: 7.8 sq.m
• Net volume of the cargo compartment: 11.4 cubic meters
• Maximum allowable speed: 278 km / h
• Echelon Speed: 257 km / h
• Rate of climb: 7m / s
• Disk load with suspended load: 48.9 kg / sq.m
• Thrust-weight ratio: 248 / 239W / kg (4.03 / 4.18 kg / kW) (at the highest take-off weight without suspension / with suspension) Practical range: 618 km (without additional tanks)
• Practical ceiling: 4100m

Static ceiling:

• using the earth effect: 2800m
• without the effect of the earth: 1650m

 Small Arms:

• 2 × 20mm guns or
• 2 × 7.62mm machine guns
• Combat load:
• 2 × 68mm NAR or
• 2 × PCRAM39 Exocet (IUD option) or
• 2 × torpedoes (Navy option).