What is Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Eurocopter AS-350 Écureuil |image=File:Heli_Air_Monaco_Aerospatiale_AS-350BA_Ecureuil_Klimesch-1.jpg |caption='''Eurocopter AS-350 Écureuil''' from [[Monaco]]. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Helicopter|Light helicopter]] |national origin =[[France]] & [[Germany]] |manufacturer= [[Aérospatiale]], and after [[Eurocopter]]. |first flight= [[1974]] |introduction= [[1975]] |status= Active |primary user= |produced= |number built= more than 5000 examples. |unit cost= }} |} The '''Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil''' is a [[helicopter|light helicopter]] designed and built in [[France]] by [[Aérospatiale]], and later produced by [[Eurocopter]]. It is one of the most important [[civilian]] helicopters in the world, like the [[United States]]' [[Bell 206]]. Many are used by [[military|militaries]]. == Specifications == It is a single-[[engine|turboshaft]] helicopter built entirely of [[metal]]. It can carry a [[pilot]] and at least five [[passenger]]s. Some are used for aerial work. ''AS-350B3'' is a variant for flying at high [[altitude]]s. == Variants == * Aérospatiale AS-350Z is an [[experiment]]al variant with a [[Fenestron]] [[tail rotor]], like on the [[Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle]]. * [[Eurocopter AS-550 Fennec]] is a [[military]] variant. * [[Eurocopter AS-355 Ecureuil 2]] is a twin-turboshaft variant. == 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}}. [[Category:Helicopters]] [[Category:French military aircraft]] [[Category:German military aircraft]] [[Category:Eurocopter|AS-350 Ecureuil]]