Allouette III - 60th anniversary

[Cyclic Hotline]

Sixty years ago on the 28th February, this remarkable little helicopter took to the air for the first time.

https://www.aviation24.be/manufactur...ii-helicopter/

[BedakSrewet]

The best ever built and still in service in several countries....

[Ascend Charlie]

Wasn't it the Alouette that held the altitude record of 40,000', and then the auto record from that altitude, after the engine flamed out? Starter motor was removed after start to save weight, so a re-start wasn't an option.

[LRP]

Originally Posted by Ascend Charlie

Wasn't it the Alouette that held the altitude record of 40,000', and then the auto record from that altitude, after the engine flamed out? Starter motor was removed after start to save weight, so a re-start wasn't an option.

Close...it was a Lama.

[Ascend Charlie]

Well, it was French, so I wasn't too far off...

[MightyGem]

Got a few hours in one, flying in the Swiss Alps, courtesy of the Swiss Air Force.