SA330 Puma vs UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"
| French medium-lift utility helicopter with extensive global service in troop transport since the late 1960s. | |
| Origin country | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Military Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
| First flight | 15 April 1965 |
| Year of introduction | 1968 |
| Number produced | 697 units |
| Average unit price | $2 million |
| American utility helicopter, essential in the Vietnam War, extensively employed for medevac, transport, and combat operations. | |
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| Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Military Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Bell |
| First flight | 22 October 1956 |
| Year of introduction | 1959 |
| Number produced | 16000 units |
| Average unit price | $1.3 million |
| Wingspan | 15.0 m ◉ |
| Height | 5.1 m ◉ |
| Length | 18.2 m ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 257 km/h ◉ |
| Operational range | 580 km ◉ |
| Service ceiling | 4,800 m ◉ |
| Max. takeoff weight | 7,000 kg ◉ |
| Empty weight | 3,536 kg ◉ |
| Total thrust | 2 x 2,350 kW ◉ |
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| Wingspan | 14.6 m ◉ |
| Height | 4.5 m ◉ |
| Length | 12.7 m ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 222 km/h ◉ |
| Operational range | 510 km ◉ |
| Service ceiling | 5,910 m ◉ |
| Max. takeoff weight | 4,309 kg ◉ |
| Empty weight | 2,087 kg ◉ |
| Total thrust | 1 x 820 kW ◉ |
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