First flight of the Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette (Lark) III Type series (SE.3160)

Saturday, February 28, 1959 - Le Bourget Airport, France

 

Description

The aircraft was piloted by Jean Boulet and flight test engineer Robert Malus. The designation of the aircraft changed to SA.316 after the 1970 merger of Sud-Aviation, Nord-Aviation and SEREB to become Aerospatiale (see Letter from Roger Connor, VERTIFLITE Spring 2009, page 5).

The SE.3160 was the prototype that led to the production SA.316A and SA.316B.

Source: "Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette (Lark) III", AHS Calendar February 2014

 

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