AS 332 Super Puma (AS 532UC Cougar) French Multi-Role Helicopter
332 Super Puma
Utility Helicopter
Other
Basic Information
Name
AS 332 Super Puma (AS 532UC Cougar) French Multi-Role Helicopter
Designation
332 Super Puma
Alternate Designation
332 Super Puma; AS 532UC Cougar
Equipment Type
Utility Helicopter
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1978
Description
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma. First flying in 1978, the Super Puma succeeded the SA 330 Puma as the main production model of the type in 1980; since 1990 Super Pumas in military service have been marketed under the AS532 Cougar designation. In civilian service a next generation successor to the AS 332 was introduced in 2004, the further-enlarged Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew
2
Engine
Turboshaft (1780 hp)
Cruise Speed
251.0 km/h
Variants
AS 332 Super Puma/AS 532UC Cougar
Initial production short fuselage transport version. Seats two crew and 21 passengers. The military version has a reinforced floor.
AS 332L1 Super Puma/AS 532UL Cougar
Long fuselage version. Civil version can carry 20 passengers in an airline interior. Military version can carry up to 25 troops and is equipped with IR suppressors, radar warning receiver, chaff dispensers, flare launchers and armored protection for the crew and passengers.
AS 532AC/AL Cougars
Armed versions of short and long fuselage army Cougars. For tactical transport operations, the AS 532AL can carry 24 troops or 18 troops in crashworthy seats. It has space for six stretchers and 10 seats in casualty evacuation configuration. It can carry 9,900 lb (4,500 kg) of cargo in an external sling. The helicopter can also be equipped with external weapons, including rocket pods and machine guns.
AS 532SC Cougar
Naval version with ASW equipment, anti-corrosion treatment, larger landing gear sponsons, and modifications for shipboard operation including a folding tail-rotor pylon and haul-down system. It is equipped with a full glass cockpit, including active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs).
AS 532U2 Cougar Mk 2/AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk 2
Fitted with improved Spheriflex rotor head and longer blades (53 ft 1 3/4 in/16.2 m rotor diameter) with parabolic tips, fully articulated four-blade anti-torque rotor, rear fuselage lengthened by 1 ft 5 3/4 in (0.45 m). Cockpit considerably reworked and fitted with Sextant Avionique Electronic Flight Instrumentation System (EFIS) with four multi-function displays (MFD). Uprated Makila engines with better hot and high performance.
H215 (AS 332 L1e/C1e)
This is the latest variant of the Super Puma, which was unveiled in November 2012. It features new avionics, including a four-axis autopilot, from the EC 225 helicopter. Certification was scheduled for 2013.
AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk 2 VIP
Variant equipped with an eight to 15 seat interior, full galley and toilet.
Horizon
Helicopter-borne battlefield surveillance radar fitted in an AS 532UL airframe that can detect ground vehicles, slow moving aircraft and ships. It is a flat-plate radar on retractable mount; extends well below the helicopter in flight to provide 360-deg scan. It is linked to a ground station, which provides information to ground commanders.
AS 532A2 Combat Search-and-Rescue (CSAR) Cougar
Specially equipped Cougar Mk II, deployed by French and Saudi air forces. This version is designed to rescue downed pilots behind enemy lines. Specialized equipment that is deployed on this aircraft includes: rescue hoist, FLIR, GPS , searchlight, night-vision-compatible cockpit, infrared and radar jammers, countermeasure launchers, radar warning receiver, missile approach warner and an encrypted position locator system. Armament includes 20-mm cannon and door-mounted .50 caliber machine guns.
Growth Super Puma
In July of 1998, Eurocopter announced the development of a growth version of its Super Puma transport helicopter, called the Mk III, which was designed to compete with such helicopters as Sikorsky's S-92 . A military version was also planned. It was ultimately scrapped in favor of the EC 225/EC 725 , due to high development costs.
H225M Caracal/EC 725
The H225M completed its first flight in November 2000. The H225M is based on the proven fuselage and structural design of the Cougar Mk 2 with a new five-bladed main rotor and reinforced main gearbox. The helicopter also has a suite of integrated displays and piloting system. The H225M can carry a much higher military payload (24,692 lb), at a faster speed (150-170 kts) and a longer distance (800 nm) than its predecessors. Based on the 1990 nomenclature adjustment, the H225 Puma is the civil version of this latest variant. See separate record for more details.
System
Alternative Designation
332 Super Puma; AS 532UC Cougar
Type
Multi-Role Helicopter
Crew
2 (pilot, co-pilot)
Passengers
21
Number of Engines
2 ea
Number of Hard Points
INA
Dimensions
Length
15.53 m
Height
4.92 m
Main Rotor Diameter
15.60 m
Disc Area
191.1 sq m
Cabin Length
6.05 m
Cabin Width
1.80 m
Cabin Height
1.55 m
Cabin Volume
11.4 cu m
Empty Weight
4,265 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight, with Internal Load
9,000 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight, With Sling Load
9,350 kg
Internal Load Weight
3,000 kg
Automotive
Engine Name
2 x Turbomeca Makila 1A
Engine Type
Turboshaft
Engine Power
1,780 shaft hp each
Cruise Speed
251 kph
Climb Rate
426 m/min
Hovering Ceiling, in Ground Effect
2,800 m
Hovering Ceiling, Out of Ground Effect
1,650 m
Range, with Internal Tanks
871 km
Range, with External Tanks
1,260 km
Main Gun System
Note
mix of air-to-surface missiles, 20-mm; or 7.62-mm gun pods, 7.62-mm door guns, and rocket pods; - or -2 x ASW torpedoes; or 2 x AM 39 Exocet missiles; or up to 6 AS15TT anti-ship missiles
Fire Control and Avionics
Fire Control System Type
INA
Fire Control Radar
INA
Navigation Radar
INA
Protection
Add on Armor
INA
Stealth Properties
None
Heat Signature Reduction
INA
NBC Protection
INA
EW Counter Measures/CCM
INA
Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)
INA
Details
Country of Origin
France
Category
Rotary Wing Aircraft
Air > Rotary Wing Aircraft
Filter Label
A
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
15.53 m
Width
—
Height
4.92 m
Weight
4265 kg
Operators (25)
China
France
Germany
South Korea
Sweden
Brazil
Spain
Argentina
Bolivia
Cameroon
Ecuador
Gabon
Greece
Iceland
Jordan
Kuwait
Mexico
Nigeria
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Venezuela
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