General Aviation
Airbus As355n
Manufacturer: Airbus
The AS355 Écureuil 2, also called Twin Squirrel or TwinStar, is a twin‑engine light utility helicopter from Aérospatiale (now Airbus Helicopters). It evolved from the single‑engine AS350 and first flew on 28 September 1979, entering service shortly thereafter.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- airbus-as355n
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 2
- Example Registration
- N355NS
Specifications
- Length
- 12.94 m / 42 ft
- Height
- 3.14 m / 10 ft
- Max Speed
- 278 km/h / 173 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 224 km/h / 139 mph
- Range
- 703 km / 380 nmi
- Ceiling
- 3400 m / 11200 ft
- First Flight
- 1979-09-28
- Production Start
- 1975
- Production End
- 2016
Variants
- AS355N- 2 registrations - Example N355NS
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