AS350 Squirrel

Conceived by Aerospatiale during the 1970s, the Squirrel is a light machine whose simplicity, versatility and reliability have led to exceptional commercial success. Thirty-five years after the first flight it remains the best-seller in its class and it has been optimised over the course of 3,400 production aircraft.

Right from the beginning some purchasers have used it for rescue and surveillance. At the forefront of medical help in times past when the number of engines mattered little, it is still in daily use with many armed forces.  As an enthusiastic user of rotary wings since 1954, the French Gendarmerie  quickly acquired a number of them...