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[Savoia]

Indeed!

Seeing as Switzerland's Gazelle population is now extinct .. perhaps it is time to remember some of the craft that once graced the...

[Zishelix]

Since HB-ZEU & XFW have already been posted here, three others to be hommaged:

HB-XMU


HB-XIL


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[Savoia]

Ah yes .. XMU:


Air Zermatt's SA324J Gazelle HB-XMU c. 1986 (Photo: Anton Heumann)

Word is that this aircraft has (this...

[Zishelix]

I wouldn't know about US register, last info I have about this one is G-IBME for the Gazelle Management Services since 2011 (sadly, no photo yet)

[Savoia]

'Twould seem now (according to the FAA registry) to be in the possession of a certain Walton Lynn and flying as N342WF.

US Airworthiness...

[Zishelix]

Interesting... thanks for info! Now there are three SA.342J in the States!

N342WF c/n 1470 (as mentioned) plus N65AR c/n 1602 and N342J...

[Savoia]

Okay. Do you know how many 341's there are in the US?




Gazelle No. 1136 (formerly G-KANE) was cancelled from the UK register...

[Zishelix]

I think there are about 20-25 Gazelles in the US (counting those in airworthy condition only).

[Savoia]

Wow! Okay.

For some reason I imagined there were just a small number, like 5 or so.

One doesn't seem to hear too much about...

[xbdt]

According to current rotorspot registry, there are 34 Gazelles in the United States. Of course, these are not all physically there. Someone should filter...

[Zishelix]

And yet, some of the Gazelle registrations are "visible" in official databases, but in fact the machines aren't airworthy...

[Savoia]

Ukrainian SA341C Gazelle UR-PRIV (cn: WA1148) re-registered to the shorter UR-RIV on 2nd April 2014.

Gaz News courtesy of Jos...

[Savoia]

XB, would you mind sharing with us what sort of normal cruising speed you get from your Gaz (IAS kts) and what power setting you use to achieve this....

[xbdt]

Normal cruise is 120-130kts. Torque is about 65% then. Fuel burn is about 150 liters/hour with the Astazou IIIA. I cannot tell you the exact fuel burn...

[Savoia]

Wow! That's a fair lick for the Gaz!

Actually even 140 kts is good going for a light single, especially of 70's vintage, but then the Gaz...