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Revised: January 25, 2010
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One Eurocopter AS-365N2 Dauphin, LQ-WLL (C/N S-6479), was acquired on April 20, 1995 in configuration VIP for eight passengers. It uses the callsign H-10 and it's previous French registration was F-WQDI. Apparently this aircraft seldom flew operationally.

On September 5, 2003 the Ministerio de Justicia, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos through the Decisión Administrativa 70/2003 transferred this single example to the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) which already operated the type and where it will probably be used for crew training since it is clearly not equipped for maritime patrol duties. At this time the helicopter is still in the PFA hangar. In exchange the the Policía Federal Argentina (PFA) received a budget of 20,000,000, local currency, per year for the next five years for the purpose of buying brand new helicopters. The PFA also received the remaining of the budget that was assigned to the PNA with the objective of acquiring a new helicopter, objective which was made impossible by the devaluation of the Argentinean Peso in the last few years. This remaining budget will be used by the PFA to acquire video and communications equipment for their patrol cars.

Eurocopter AS-365N2 Dauphin

Eurocopter AS-365N2 Dauphin medium helicopter

Designation: Eurocopter AS-365N2 Dauphin
Manufacturer: Eurocopter, E.U. (France)
Crew: 1
Passengers: 8
Construction: ---
Engine: 2 x Turboméca Arriel 1C2
Engine Type: Turboshaft
Engine Thrust: 551 kW (739 shp)
Rotors: 4 bladed main rotor and 11 bladed fenestron fan-in-fin tail rotor
Main Rotor Diameter: 11.94 m
Main Rotor Disk Area: 111.97 m2
Fuselage Length: 11.63 m
Overall Length: 13.86 m
Height: 4.06 m
Empty Weight: 2,271 kg
Max. Weight MTOW: 4,250 kg 
Max. Weight with Sling: --- kg
Max. Speed: 285 km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: --- km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 277 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: --- km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: --- ft./min
Ceiling: --- ft.
Howering Ceiling: --- ft.
Fuel Capacity: --- lts
Range on Internal Fuel: --- km
Range with Max. Fuel: 860 km
Range with Max. Payload: --- km
Combat Radius: --- km ()
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: 1,979 kg
Radar: ---
EW: None.
Avionics: ---
Weapons: None.
Format: 1.0
Notes: 

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
LQ-WLL    S-6479     CFA           1/Feb/1995  20/Apr/1995 wfu 5/Sep/2003      Ex-F-WQDI, H-10 identification, to PNA PA-43

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