SA-330L Puma walkaround
   
  Click the thumbnails to access the images; all pictures © 2002 José "Almansur" Herculano
   
   

General view of the Puma.

Detail of the engine guards and the rotor assembly.

Engine intake guard assembly.

Engine intake guard assembly.

Left side view of the radar nose.

Detail of the front flotation colar and front windows.

Looking into the cockpit. Note the wiring on the back of the instruments' panel.

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.

Front gear, landing light and front flotation colar detail.

Left sponson, mid left fuselage and left center flotation gear.

Door opening and side step detail.

Left door looking forward and engine exhaust.

Look over left sponson, looking aft.

Main gear and flotation aparatus detail.

Left main gear seen from the rear.

Left main gear well, looking forward.

Left main gear well, middle.

Left main gear well, looking aft.

Left rear fuselage and tailrotor.

Left sponson detail.

Rear fuselage bottom observation window detail.

Tailrotor assembly from the left.

Tailrotor assembly from bellow.

Tailrotor assembly from the right.

Right fuselage view. Note rescue basket and rescue winch.

Detail of rescue winch from the rear.

Detail of rescue winch looking aft.

Side right mid fuselage detail with rescue winch.

Rotor assembly seen from the right.

Right sponson looking af. Note fuel filler cap and flotation gear.

Right cockpit door.

Right cockpit door and cockpit rear bulkhead.

Aircraft commander's seat and cockpit bulkhead.

Detail of aircraft commander's station.

Instrument panel and right cockpit door.

Instrument panel back seen thru right nose window.

Cockpit's general view.

Detail of lower center console.

Detail of upper center console.

Main left cabin detail, looking forward thru main side door.

Main cabin looking forward. My youngest daughter looks hyped.

Ride side of main cabin, looking aft.

Rear cabin, with stretchers, ladder and com gear.

Detail of the rear cabin. Note bottom observation window.

   
   
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