Dauphin AS365N2

About the Dauphin AS365N2

AS365 family of medium twin-engine helicopters started in the early 1970s, and used the AS360C medium single-engine helicopter as a point of departure. The design was one of the first to be executed by the newly formed helicopter division of French aircraft manufacturer, Aerospatiale.The AS365 was a new design that incorporated composite rotor blades, a composite rotor head and a Fenestron-shrouded, 11-blade tail rotor. The first member of the AS365 family (the AS365C) used a fixed, wheeled landing gear in a tail-dragger configuration.