AS532 Cougar
Sign in to saveAlso known as Eurocopter Cougar, Cougar, Eurocopter AS532, AS.532, Airbus Helicopters H215M, H215M, AS 532 Cougar, Airbus H215M
series of military medium-lift helicopters
Key facts
- Type
- Medium utility military helicopter
- National origin
- France
- Manufacturer
- Aérospatiale , Eurocopter , Airbus Helicopters
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- French Air and Space Force Bulgarian Air Force , Turkish Air Force , Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force . Slovenian Army , Romanian Naval Forces
- Manufactured
- 1977–present
- First flight
- September 1977
- Developed from
- Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
- Variant
- Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma
- Developed into
- Eurocopter EC725
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Airbus Helicopters H215M (formerly Eurocopter AS532 Cougar) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by Eurocopter. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma (later renamed the Airbus Helicopters H215). The AS532 has been further developed into the Eurocopter EC225M.
Design and development
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AS532 Cougar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.