A Little Trivia. This very Helicopter was in service with the Irish Airforce. ("Air Corps") After been retired, it was shipped to the USA and repainted and fitted out as shown today.
Irish aircorp used them from mid 60,s till 2007 for everything from troop deployment to SAR.Flew in them on occasion.Rugged old workhorse but very noisy.One airframe was written off and donated to a museum.(pilot error).The aircorp still retain one and the others were sold.
The accent is close to perfect ! Thanks for this introduction, and walk-around. Not the most beautiful helicopter, but as a french, I'm proud Alouette had such a glorious career, and saved so many lives ! Love the little digression at the end of the video, ENCORE !
Chuck, nice job running down this amazing bird. Was a dream to get to fly on as a paramedic based here in Colorado in the 80's. I love the sound of the Alouette III.
I must say: your French accent is excellent (both sung and spoken) ;-) I'd like to add two things: - the word 'aviation' itself is French (and appears to have been invented in 1863 for some towed gliding device), - the fact that these engines get their names from peaks from the Pyrénées has to be linked to the location of the factory, which sits in the South Western France, close to the Pyrénées mountains. Of course, the idea of altitude shouldn't be discarded, but the highest peaks of France are located in the Alps. There could be more to it, and I would happily get corrected, of course. Cheers from France, and congrats on the nice Béret (incidentally, especially typical from the place where those turbine engines are made).
Turbo-shaft engines are used in helicopters not only for better performance at altitude but to reduce the susceptibility to sand ingestion which quickly damages piston engines (and can run on diesel in an emergency)
I love the more serious and technical tone of the new curator! Really good work! I'll keep watching Mr. Bruchette on the Flight Museum, because I like his funny style also... after all, the more aircraft museum videos, the better! =)
The french navy used Alouette III in their carriers for SAR missions until 2016. But they still use for other purposes for at least another 7 years of service (It will be replaced by the Guépard in 2028).
Those seats look super comfy compared to older Huey seats I'm use to seeing. That couch for the flight nurses is plush! Also, need to work on that focus. The helicopter was in focus in most shots but the host was not!
Très bonne machine. Encore en service, notamment dans la marine nationale en France. Très bonne conception, fiable et solide, l'alouette III est un excellent elicoptere qui a rendu de grand service civil et militaire dans le monde entier.
Thnx Sir for these joyful briefing on the alouette chopper n its my favourite forever n i want to know if u can make a video of this alouette flying during special events will b very pleased
Great presentation but the Turbomeca Artouste was first run in 1947. The Astazou ran for the first time in 1957 and was used starting May 29, 1961. The Artouste came first.
Good video; only complaint is in the cockpit section of the video you completely failed to mention the collective which is a vital control surface for any helicopter after all.
if anyone has played the game Mercenaries 2 world in flame a heli based from this was added too the game.... its a old game in fact released in 2008 but one of my fav games of all time and this heli is in the game
What a remarkably concise explanation of a complex device. I am just now watching "Gold", a film based on the historical Bre X scandal, starring Matthew McConaughey. In history, lead geologist Micael de Guzman somehow "falls out" of an Alouette chopper's "open back door". Was he clumsy or.. ?
The biggest dream of my life is to visit an aviation museum in the United States, because I am strangely in love with this nation and its planes, since I was a child I have this strong desire, but more unfortunately I am so poor that I never even got near a plane, but I am rich in faith and I know that Jesus Christ can make my dreams come true, congratulations on the channel.
True that the Huey can carry more men. Yet the Huey and Alouette are in different classes. The Alouette 3 was based on the Alouette 2, which was a 2 seater. That is why the A 3 can only carry 3 men. Meanwhile the Huey was designed as a troop carrier from get go.
@@clouetjp769 That is my point too. exactly what you said: that these 2 helicopters are different in seize by design. So @jtsucksatroblox8378 can not compare the 2 helicopters.
The predecessor of the Astazou was the Artouste, not the other way ;-) The later 319 had a stronger engine than the Artouste, namely Astazou XIV-B (14B) with 870hp.
@@TheElnots ah too bad for Wings he was great, but glad for him. Im just glad someone who seems equally as enthusiastic has taken over this. Wings, the tank museum and the Royal Tyrell museum have the best RU-vid museum channels
The word aviation is French as well. Pitot is the name of a scientist (Henri Pitot), whereas 'aileron' is a common noun (we use it for the fins of a fish, and some uneducated people use it to describe spoilers...)
The whole history is a bit longer. Sud ouest aviation and sud est aviation (not entirely surely about that part from the top of my head) --› Sud Aviation. This is why the alouette II and III, produced by what will later become Aérospatiale, bear the model numbers SA 313/318 and 316/319.
