What is Aérospatiale SA-365 Dauphin 2?
{{no footnotes|date=November 2021}} {|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Aérospatiale SA-365 Dauphin 2 |image=File:Royal_Navy_Aerospatiale_Dauphin_II,_Plymouth,_Sept._2010_-_Flickr_-_PhillipC.jpg |caption='''Aérospatiale SA-365N Dauphin 2''' of the [[Fleet Air Arm]]. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Helicopter]] |national origin =[[France]] |manufacturer=[[Aérospatiale]] and after [[Eurocopter]]. |first flight=[[1975]] |introduction=[[1978]] |status=Active |primary user= [[France|French]] [[Navy]] |produced=[[1978]]-''Present''. |number built= examples. |unit cost= }} |} [[File:I-TNBB.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin]] The '''Aérospatiale SA-365 [[Dolphin|Dauphin]] 2''' is a [[France|French]] [[helicopter]]. It is both a [[civilian]] and [[military]] helicopter. Mainly used for [[search and rescue]], it is also used for [[transport]] and [[war]] against [[submarine]]s. In this last kind it can carry one or two [[torpedo]]es. It is a modernized variant of [[Aérospatiale SA-360 Dauphin]], with two [[engine|turboshafts]]. == Variants == * ''SA-365C'' : This is the version of original series. It has pads as an [[undercarriage]]. * ''SA-365F'' : This is the first important series. It has retractable [[wheels]] as an undercarriage. ** ''SA-365N'' : This is the version of SA-365F for [[export]]. * ''SA-366'' : This is the version made specially for [[United States Coast Guard]] and known as [[Aérospatiale HH-65 Dolphin|HH-65 Dolphin]]. * ''SA-365K'' : This is the first non-[[naval]] version, dedicated to [[attack aircraft|aerial attack]]. * ''SA-365M'' : This is the first official [[military]] variant, later designated [[Eurocopter AS-565 Panther|AS-565 Panther]]. * ''SA-365DGV'' (''DGV'' for ''Dauphin à Grande Vitesse'', or in [[English language|English]] High Speed Dauphin) : This is an experimental variant for high speed research. Its name is in reference of French [[high-speed rail]] [[TGV]]. In [[1992]] after founding of [[Eurocopter]] all designations in '