What is SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name= SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II. |image=File:Blue_Eagle_Alouette.JPG |caption= Alouette II. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Helicopter]] |national origin =[[France]] |manufacturer= [[SNCASE]]. |first flight= March 12th [[1955]] |introduction= [[1956]] |status= Active |primary user= [[French Army]] |produced= |number built= 1305 |unit cost= }} |} The '''SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II''' ({{IPA-fr|alwɛt}}, ''[[Lark]]'') is a [[France|French]] [[helicopter]] built between [[1956]] and [[1975]] by [[SNCASE|Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique du Sud-Est]] and later by [[Aérospatiale]]. It was the first helicopter in the world that has a gas [[turbine]] for [[engine]]. It was the basis of two majors variants : [[SA-315 Lama]] and [[Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III|SA-316 Alouette III]]. == 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}}. * Boulay, Pierre, ''Les hélicoptères français'', Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1998. {{ISBN|2-907051-17-2}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:French military aircraft]] [[Category:Aérospatiale|Alouette 2]] [[Category:Helicopters]]