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Alouette featured an open-framework
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183:General characteristics
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368:Le Fana de l'Aviation
240:Main rotor diameter:
970:SE-3130 Alouette II
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254:Performance
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226:Powerplant:
162:Alouette II
149:Jean Boulet
1061:Categories
1006:Amphitrite
996:Alouette I
567:XH-1 Alpha
547:production
531:Gouverneur
298:References
267:Endurance:
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114:tail rotor
1041:Languedoc
1021:Baroudeur
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667:(Romania)
455:SE/SA 316
196:Capacity:
176:Data from
160:-powered
124:behind a
1036:Grognard
1026:Durandal
1016:Armagnac
819:See also
762:Westland
716:(Sweden)
691:Republic
645:(Brazil)
642:Helibras
357:(1953).
122:fuselage
97:Alouette
1011:Aquilon
980:SE-5000
975:SE.3200
960:SE-3110
955:SE-3101
950:SE-3000
945:SE-2410
940:SE-2310
935:SE-2300
930:SE-2100
925:SE-1210
920:SE-1010
773:Gazelle
680:IAR 317
675:IAR 316
616:Cheetal
611:Cheetah
603:(India)
545:Foreign
526:Gazelle
274:⁄
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202:Length:
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132:. Skid
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110:SE.3110
74:Status
51:France
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915:SE-700
910:SE.580
905:SE-400
900:SE.212
895:SE.200
890:SE.161
885:SE.100
786:Topics
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626:Chetan
621:Chetak
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485:SA 342
480:SA 341
475:SA 340
470:SA 330
465:SA 319
460:SA 318
450:SA 315
445:SE 314
440:SE 313
106:France
60:SNCASE
724:Hkp 2
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556:Atlas
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746:H-42
735:SOKO
713:SAAB
702:Lark
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228:1 Ć
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