22. Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat French helicopter used for light transport, reconnaissance, and light attack operations. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and was the first helicopter to use a fenestron tail rotor instead of a conventional tail rotor. It was designed by Sud Aviation, which later became Aérospatiale, and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom. The Gazelle can transport up to five passengers and 1,320 pounds of freight on the cargo hook beneath it. Armed variants would include up to four wire-guided anti-tank missiles or a forward-firing 20mm cannon mounted on the fuselage sides, with ammunition kept in the cabin.
22. Aérospatiale Gazelle
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