The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS355 Écureuil 2 (or Twin Squirrel) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale in France. The AS355 is marketed in North America as the TwinStar.
Development at Aérospatiale began in the early 1970s and the first flight took place in June 1974. A twin-engined version, known as the Twin Squirrel, or in North America as the TwinStar, first flew on 28 September 1979. In 2007, the more capable AS355 NP variant was introduced to service.
An extremely popular helicopter, if you’ve had a camera helicopter on your production then this was likely it. In other roles it’ll serve well as a Police helicopter or a luxury VIP example. In this last role we used one on “The Royals”, landing it on Camber Sands.
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24th September 2020
This to this! Troubled to see it described on the work board as Simon’s “Folly”. Definition of: 1. lack of good sense or foresight 2. a foolish act or idea 3. an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking Sounds like aviation in general.. #aviationart #aeroart #upcycle https://t.co/tk0XOduW8o
23rd September 2020
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22nd September 2020
Long been a problem, people dumping old cars on airfields.. https://t.co/lyLWod7WV7
20th September 2020
A Turbomeca Artouste on spool up. Turning fuel into noise since 1955! Sound up.. #vintagehelicopter #historichelicopter #alouette #avgeek #avgeeks https://t.co/1sOtp4QIU3
13th September 2020
Wonderful guests for a Friday afternoon, just like the old days.. #avgeeks #spitfire #WingFriday https://t.co/Dwa8OnX3ua
11th September 2020
A peek inside our Challenger Jet. If you need to film on a private jet then we have packages available for the smallest video shoot to the largest Feature Film! #privatejet #ukfilm #vipjet https://t.co/5eWaiO6PMb
11th September 2020
A little 360 of the Shoot Aviation apron.. #tonka #challengerjet https://t.co/bDG8phz4NK
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