Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

at Paris Air Show 2007

The Eurocopter Super Puma (originally built by Aérospatiale) is a helicopter marketed for civil and military use. It is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma and first flew on September 13 1978.

The type has proved immensely successful, chosen by 37 military forces around the world, and some 1,000 civil operators. The Super Puma has proved especially well-suited to the North Sea oil industry, where it is used to ferry personnel and equipment to and from oil platforms. In civilian configuration it can seat approximately 18 passengers and two crew.

A wide variety of specialised military variants are in use, including dedicated SAR and ASW versions. Since 1990, military Super Pumas have been marketed as the Cougar.

Variants

AS 331 - Prototype
AS 332A - comercial pre-production version
AS 332B - military version
AS 332C - production civil version
AS 332F - military anti-submarine and anti-ship version
AS 332L - civil version with uprated engines and more cabin space (sometimes known as the Super Tiger)
AS 332M - military version of the AS 332L

Operators

Canada

CHC Helicopter - 48 aircraft
Cougar Helicopters

Hong Kong

Government Flying Service

Iceland

Coast Guard

Indonesia

TNI-AU and Disnerbal
Malaysia
Malaysia Helicopter Services - chartered by PETRONAS for its upstream operations offshore the states of Terengganu and Sarawak