Nampa Valley Helicopters

09/24/2022

here at NVH complete with an inspired shirt

07/28/2021

We look forward to seeing everyone at

12/24/2020

Santa just finished some presents 🎁 just in time for the holidays 🎅🤶

10/30/2020

'Tis the season of spooky glow 🎃👻🎃

06/22/2017

Air Zermatt's King of Mountain putting in work

06/21/2017

Still the mountain king

05/14/2017

Daring feat. accomplished by a great machine.

04/27/2017

Now that is some talent at building legos

04/01/2017

Beautiful shot

Rain showers above our fleet at the south rim.

03/17/2017

Still king of the mountain and one of our favorites.

in 1969 occured the maiden flight of the with Roland Coffignot and Gérard Boutin at the crew.

In 1968, in response to an invitation for bids from the Indian government, the Division of Sud Aviation decided to combine the airframe of an Alouette II with the dynamic components of the Alouette III.

It was initially planned to land the helicopter on top of the Himalayas. But authorization could not be obtained, and it was then decided that an attempt would be made to set a world record using the aircraft.

On June 21, 1972, Jean Boulet set the altitude record for all categories combined when he climbed to 12,442 meters. This officially certified record still stands today. The turbine also shut down due to the reduction in power, which means that the Lama also recorded the longest auto-rotation in the history of helicopter flying.
Until the Ecureuil B3 came along, the Lama was the king of aerial mountain work thanks to the amazing amount of power it could generate for its weight. A total of 447 Lamas would be delivered by Sud Aviation / Aerospatiale. India also was licensed to manufacture the Lama under the name .

More about our history: http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Early-history_156.html

03/12/2017

in 1955 occured the maiden flight of the

Just two months later, 78 flights had been performed. On June 6, Jean Boulet easily broke the international altitude record flying 8,209 meters in the second prototype.

The Alouette II was the first turbine helicopter to enter production. The first production SE3130 was built in April 1956 and was used for an evaluation campaign in the Alps, only 13 months after the prototype's first flight. No such performance was ever achieved again.
Charles Marchetti, head of the design office, decided to develop the SE3130 with a turbine. The Artouste II achieved 450 horsepower, but only 350 horsepower was utilized.

The production of the Alouette II ended in 1975 with more than 1,300 aircraft. The year 1966 saw the introduction of the SA318, a more powerful version powered by Turbomeca's Astazou engine, followed by the SA315 LAMA in 1969.

http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Early-history_156.html
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