The important antennas are correct with VHF (large one), VOR/DME and HF/SSB Aerial. the bodywork panels and rivets are also painted on and not mapped (raised), but you have to have a very curious eye to tell the difference. Most of the detailing is very good, but some items are just modeled and not textured, i.e. Hard to do right, the glass here is perfect. this leads to the excellent cockpit glass, that has great shape, thickness and reflections. First thing to distinguish between the Military and Civil variants is the huge "Homing" antenna situated on the front of the Military aircraft. ![]() Overall the modeling is very good, but not to the ultra detailed quality as well we expect from our developers today. There are two variants of the Gazelle in the SA 341B (military) and SA 342J (civilian) in this package by JRXDesign, and both are downloaded separately and loaded into X-Plane (aircraft Folder) as two completely different folders (JRX - SA 341 - Gazelle) and (JRX - SA 342 - Gazelle), and so you have to set different view preferences for each aircraft.įirst inspection shows you the parked machine with it's "Remove Before Flight" tags, that are animated to blow around in the wind and the effect is nicely done. This specification became the "Classic" version of the aircraft. On the, a Gazelle demonstrated its speed capabilities when two separate world speed records were broken on a closed course, and with the helicopter achieving speeds of 307 km/h over 3 kilometres and 292 km/h over 100 kilometres, On 6 August 1971, the first production Gazelle conducted its first flight.Īnother point of that the British requirements required was for a longer cabin over the original design, and the more powerful Turbomeca Astazou IIIN2 (480 kW (644 shp) uprated from the original Turbomeca Astazou IIIA (390 kW (523 shp) engine. Four SA 341 prototypes were flown, including one for the British firm Westland Helicopters. The tail was later replaced in early 1968 with the distinctive fenestron (enclosed fan) tail on the second prototype. The first prototype SA 340 flew for the first time on 7 April 1967, it initially flew with a conventional tail rotor taken from the Alouette II. The deal, signed in February 1967, allowed the production in Britain of 292 Gazelles and 48 Sud Aviation SA 330 Puma medium transport helicopters ordered by the British armed forces. Very early in it's development, the Gazelle attracted British interest, which resulted in a major joint development and production work share agreement between Sud Aviation (French) and Westland (United Kingdom). The Gazelle originated in a French Army requirement for a lightweight observation helicopter intended to replace the Aérospatiale Alouette III, which was known for their easy handling and excellent high altitude performance. The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, that is commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. Aircraft Review : SA 341B and SA 342J Gazelle by JRXDesign
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |