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[Zishelix]

This thread is for the appreciation of the SA.341/342 series Gazelle helicopters of which I am an enthusiast.

Over the years...

[Zishelix]

To open the discussion I am choosing one of the first civilian Gazelles, an SA.341G c/n 1003 F-OCRX which flew its maiden flight on March 4th 1972. "03"...

[Savoia]

Zis, looking forward to seeing some of your Gazelle material and finding-out more about the craft!

Here is an image I have of a Gazelle used...

[Zishelix]

On the pic is N341FR c/n 1250.

Correct, as mentioned previously Gazelle was the first helicopter ever certified under Cat1 IFR. It was c/n...

[Savoia]

Well that is an accolade for the 'Gaz', to be the first single certified for IFR!

Here's an illustration which I think was used by Sperry...

[Zishelix]

This white painted is actually silver ...

[Zishelix]

And now something different... a postage stamps thematize Gazelle

Barbados


Canada


France
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[Savoia]

Great stuff!

Someone did once tell me how it is that there are so many countries with stamps sporting images of aircraft which have never...

[Zishelix]

Good old BBHU... let's see her "outfits" so far:


G-ORGE

G-RIFA


(this should be photo of...

[Savoia]

Great stuff!

Looking forward to seeing FDAV.

Am I right in saying that your photo of G-ORGE depicts the only example of Aérospatiale's...

[Zishelix]

Probably a misperception... as far as I know, all Gazelle's Exhaust Pipes are in same standard length.

Speaking of the detail:
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[Savoia]

Ah Zis, you take me far too seriously !!



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[Zishelix]

You got me! ...

[Savoia]

Ah well, 'twas all in good fun!

But, now that you've brought it up .. one has to ask why the British version of the up-turned (anti-heat-seeking)...

[Zishelix]

I thought it has something with the force the end of deflector produce when in function (kind of support to relax turbine-exhaust pipe connection), but...