Eurocopter AS-565 Panther
The Eurocopter AS-565 Panther is a military variant of the AS-365 Dauphin 2's helicopter. It is specially designed for naval missions. But some of them are used by army aviations, like in Brazil.
Users
AS-565 Panther are used in Angola, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.
Eurocopter AS-565 Panther Media
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Multiple Helibras HM-1 Pantera in various states of assembly in Brazil, 2004
- US Navy 081116-N-4236E-158 An AS-565MB Panther conducts deck landing qualifications with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).jpg
Panther in flight; note the surface search radome under the nose
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Israeli AS565MA Atalef, 2007
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A Mexican marine AS565 hovers over the deck of Frankfurt Am Main during multi-national exercise
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A Brazilian Army Panther
A Chinese Harbin Z-9 lands on HMS Cornwall
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Map with AS565 Panther operators in blue
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Israeli Air Force AS565 is secured down to the deck of USS Laboon
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An AS565 of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces
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Europcopter AS565 Panther orthographical image
Bibliography
- Jackson, Robert, Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. ISBN 1-84013-812-2.
- Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN 2-907051-24-5.
- Frawley, Gerard, The international directory of military aircraft 2002/2003 . London: Aerospace Publication, 2002. ISBN 1-875671-55-2.
