What is Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma?
[[File:Helicopter SA 330 Puma 004.JPG|thumb|[[France|French]] [[army]] SA-330B Puma]] [[File:Royal Air Force 230 Squadron Puma HC1 flying past The Shard skyscrape.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Air Force|RAF]] Puma.]] [[File:IAR 330 Puma Naval first flight.jpg|thumb|[[Romania]]n Puma.]] [[File:SAAF-Puma-002.jpg|thumb|[[South Africa]]n Puma.]] [[File:PAF-Puma-at-Subic-Bay.JPEG|thumb|[[Philippines]] Puma.]] [[File:1507-Lume no monte-Soutomaior (Pontevedra).jpg|thumb|[[Spain|Spanish]] civilian waterbomber Puma.]] [[File:Elitos Sud-Aviation SA 330J Puma I-EHPC.jpg|thumb|Civilian [[Italy|Italian]] SA-330 Puma.]] [[File:SA330J BGS 1985.JPEG|thumb|[[Germany|German]] Puma.]] [[File:French SA 330 Puma lifts off in a cloud of sand during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|thumb|[[France|French]] SA-330 Puma in the [[desert]] of [[Iraq]] in [[1990]].]] The '''Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma''' is a [[transport]] [[helicopter]] designed and built in [[France]]. The design was first built by [[Sud Aviation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_puma_en.php|title=Aerospatiale / Sud-Aviation SA 330 Puma - Specifications - Technical Data / Description|website=www.flugzeuginfo.net}}</ref> and later by [[Aérospatiale]]. It was also built by [[Westland Helicopter]] in the [[United Kingdom]] after an [[agreement]] between the two [[country|countries]]<ref>{{in lang|fr}} http://www.avionslegendaires.net/aerospatiale-sa-330-puma.php</ref> It first flew in April 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.helis.com/database/model/SA330-Puma/|title=Aerospatiale SA330 Puma|website=Helis.com}}</ref> It is mainly used by [[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]], [[Royal Air Force]], and some other [[air force]]s. It is also used by civilians. == SA-330 specifications == The '''Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma''' is 59.6½ [[feet]] (18.15 [[meter]]s) long, 49.2½ feet (15.00 meters) [[diameter]], and 16.10½ feet (5.14 meters) tall. A minimum [[mass]] that weighs 7,795 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] (3,536 [[kg]]) and at the maximum mass that weighs 15,532 pounds (