The Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four bladed, twin engine medium transport and utility helicopter originally designed and built by the French firm Sud Aviation, later absorbed into Aerospatiale. Developed during the 1960s for both military and civilian roles, it has been produced in numerous variants by manufacturers across Europe and flown by armed forces and civil operators around the world for troop transport, search and rescue and offshore support work.
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SignificanceWidely exported and license-produced medium helicopter, built as the IAR 330 in Romania and the basis for unlicensed derivatives including South Africa's Denel Rooivalk attack helicopter and Atlas Oryx utility helicopter. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderSud Aviation, later Aerospatiale 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma
WikipediaLead section, paragraph 1
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation.
Lead section, paragraph 3
It was also license-produced in Romania as the IAR 330; two unlicensed derivatives, the Denel Rooivalk attack helicopter and Atlas Oryx utility helicopter, were built in South Africa.
In Group: Military Transport and Utility Helicopters, Lead sentence
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation.
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