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The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale, later by Eurocopter. Several major variations of the Dauphin have been developed and entered production, including the military-orientated Eurocopter Panther, the HH/MH-65 Dolphin, the Chinese-produced Harbin Z-9 and the improved Eurocopter EC155.
Developed from the single-engined Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin variant, the SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is one of Eurocopter's most successful designs and is widely used as a corporate transport, airborne law enforcement platform, emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter, electronic news gathering platform, and search & rescue helicopter. One of the distinctive features of the Dauphin is its fenestron tail rotor.
The military version of the Dauphin is the Eurocopter Panther. The Dauphin is also used by the United States Coast Guard under the designation HH/MH-65 Dolphin. The Dauphin is also manufactured in China under licence as the Z-9 by the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, and subsequently developed as the armed versions WZ-9 and Z-19. More than 800 AS365/366/565 versions have been produced or ordered, with the 500th Dauphin (counting all models) having been delivered in 1991. More than 90 EC155s have been delivered.
Regarding the naming of the different variants, it should be noted that, until January 1990, the AS365 models were designated as SA 365.
The Dauphin is flown by a range of private operators, companies, emergency services, government agencies and air charter companies.
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Performance
ATR 42 • ATR 72 • ATSF • CM.170 Magister • CM.175 Zephyr • Concorde • N 262 • SE 210 • SN 601 • TB 30
SA 313 • SA 315B • SA 316 • SA 318 • SA 319 • SA 321 • SA 330 • SA 340 • SA 341 • SA 342 • AS350 • AS355 • SA 360 • SA 365/AS365
Missiles: Exocet
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Burkina Faso, British Armed Forces, Russia, United States, United Kingdom
Royal Navy, Royal Engineers, Royal Logistic Corps, United Kingdom, Royal Air Force
France, British Armed Forces, Bouaké, Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro
Cold War, Falklands War, Aircraft carrier, Libya, United Kingdom
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