The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine medium transport/utility helicopter designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation.
The Puma was developed as a new design during the mid-1960s in response to a French Army requirement for a medium-sized all-weather utility helicopter. Powered by a pair of Turbomeca Turmo turboshaft engines, it was designed to transport up to 16 seated soldiers, or a maximum of six litters with four attendants for casualty evacuation, along with carrying up to 2,500 kg of cargo either internally or using an external sling. The design of the Puma incorporated several innovations, including an automatic blade inspection system and relatively advanced anti-vibration measures integrated into the main gearbox and main rotor blades. It was also designed to be capable of operating at night, under inhospitable flying conditions and in climates from Arctic to desert. The Puma also has an intentionally high level of reserve power to permit effective flight even at its maximum weight with only a single operational engine.
RELEASE NOTES:-
V1.01
Small fixes to address the AP not working, Fuselage missing over Multiplayer and FDM tweak to fix a fuel + power issue.
V1.0 HDR
The Puma has been rebuilt and is back. Please remove any previous versions before use.
Now supports livery swapping with 17 Liveries included.
5 Configuration options.
Basic HDR compatibility.
New sound pack.
Multiplayer crew option.
Autopilot V3 ( Read the in Sim help before use ).
Improved FDM.
Compatible with the Cargo Towing addon ( separate download ). :- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tree/trunk/Addons/CargoTowingAddon/