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SA-330L Puma
walkaround |
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Click the thumbnails
to access the images; all pictures © 2002
José "Almansur" Herculano |
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General view of the Puma.
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Detail of the engine guards and the
rotor assembly.
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Engine intake guard assembly.
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Engine intake guard assembly.
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Left side view of the radar nose.
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Detail of the front flotation colar
and front windows.
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Looking into the cockpit. Note the
wiring on the back of the instruments' panel.
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Nose to nose with the Puma. Note
OMERA ORB-31 Hercules search radar on the nose and front flotation colar.
Note also the revised engines' intakes.
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Front gear, landing light and front
flotation colar detail.
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Left sponson,
mid left fuselage and left center flotation gear.
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Door opening and side step detail.
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Left door looking forward and engine
exhaust.
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Look over left sponson, looking aft.
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Main gear and flotation aparatus
detail.
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Left main gear seen from the rear.
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Left main gear well, looking
forward.
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Left main gear well, middle.
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Left main gear well, looking aft.
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Left rear fuselage and tailrotor.
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Left sponson detail.
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Rear fuselage bottom observation
window detail.
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Tailrotor assembly from the left.
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Tailrotor assembly from bellow.
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Tailrotor assembly from the right.
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Right fuselage view. Note rescue
basket and rescue winch.
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Detail of rescue winch from the
rear.
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Detail of rescue
winch looking aft.
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Side right mid fuselage detail with
rescue winch.
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Rotor assembly seen from the right.
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Right sponson looking af. Note fuel
filler cap and flotation gear.
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Right cockpit door.
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Right cockpit door and cockpit rear
bulkhead.
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Aircraft commander's seat and
cockpit bulkhead.
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Detail of aircraft commander's
station.
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Instrument panel and right cockpit
door.
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Instrument panel back seen thru
right nose window.
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Cockpit's general view.
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Detail of lower center console.
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Detail of upper center console.
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Main left cabin detail, looking
forward thru main side door.
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Main cabin looking forward. My
youngest daughter looks hyped.
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Ride side of main cabin, looking
aft.
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Rear cabin, with stretchers, ladder
and com gear.
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Detail of the rear cabin. Note
bottom observation window.
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