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HAL Cheetah

French single-engined helicopter.

A 1974 built SA 315B Aérospatiale Lama helicopter
Photo via Wikimedia by Calfo ( talk ), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
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About the Cheetah

The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama is a French single-engined helicopter. It combines the lighter Aérospatiale Alouette II airframe with Alouette III components and powerplant. The Lama possesses exceptional high altitude performance.

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