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AS532 Cougar

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Also 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.