The Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine light helicopter originally designed and manufactured in France by Aérospatiale (now Airbus Helicopters). In North America, the AS350 is marketed as the AStar.

• Role: Light utility helicopter
• National origin: France
• Manufacturer: Aérospatiale/Eurocopter/Airbus Helicopters
• First flight: 26 June 1974
• Introduction: 1975
• Status: In service
• Produced: 1975 – present
• Variants: Eurocopter AS355, AS550 Fennec
• Developed into: Eurocopter EC130

Specifications (AS350 B3)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 5
• Length: 10.93 m (35 ft 10½ in)
• Rotor diameter: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.14 m (10 ft 3½ in)
• Disc area: 89.75 m² (966.1 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,174 kg (2,588 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft, 632 kW (847 shp)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (155 knots, 178 mph)
• Cruise speed: 245 km/h (132 knots, 152 mph)
• Range: 662 km (357 nmi, 411 mi)
• Endurance: 4.1 hrs
• Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.5 m/s (1,675 ft/min)

Avionics
Vehicle and Engine Monitoring Display (VEMD) with First Limit Indicator (FLI) fitted as standard.