Shrieking Gazelles

[Savoia]

SA341F2 F-AYPU (1690) as seen at Courchevel on 3rd February 2024 (Photo by Jeremy Denton)




Check out the latest Gazelle for sale on the GazMart

[Zishelix]

Puerto Rican Gazelles



This aircraft has a similar livery to N102PR so it may have belonged to the Electric Power Authority.

ttp://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...1709#post11709

[Zishelix]

SA341G c/n 1087 F-BVEI in action back in the 1980's

[Zishelix]

First ten!

[Savoia]

Aviafora and 'Shrieking Gazelles' both turn 10 today!

A big thank you goes to those who have been supporting this little community.

Especial thanks go to Filippo (Phil Croucher) for having hosted this site since day one. Also to Zishelix for starting this thread and for his ongoing contributions, to Paolo (Paul Kelsey) for his contributions, to Jos for his news updates and to everyone who has contributed in any way over the years.

[Savoia]

SA341F2 F-AYPU (1690) as seen at Aéroport Albert-Picardie, Méaulte on 27th August 2023 (Photo by Cheyene Flomet)


SA341F2 F-AYET (1607) as seen at Aéroport de Nancy–Essey

[Savoia]

SA341C G-CBKD (WA1130) as seen at North Weald on 24th January 2024

[Savoia]

Very interesting Zis! 👍 Hopefully more Puerto Rican Gazelles will turn up in the future.

[Zishelix]

SA341B XZ338 (WA1682) as seen at Middle Wallop on 20th July 1982 (Photo: Peter Fothergill)



Below: Unknown Gazelle in Puerto Rico back in the early 1980's



There were three SA341G at the time there: c/n 1527 & 1060 operated by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and #1154 of Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority.

[Zishelix]

SA341G c/n 1182 N565F as seen at Deauville-Normandie in August 2004 (Photo: Stephane Pichard)

[Savoia]

Ha ha, yes .. there are a handful of 'embarrassing' aeronautical designs in Italy's history .. and that is one of them!

[Zishelix]

Remember we discussed here about who invented fenestron-type tail rotor? http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...2719#post12719

Well, Italians gave their contribution as well:







The project was abandoned... luckily, let me add. The country of design, Lamborghini and Ferrari could better. This is just for teasing Sav

[Zishelix]

SA342M 4179/GCJ at Pescara Airport as seen in October 2023 (Photo: Luigi Orlandi)

[Savoia]

SA342J YU-HET (1204) as seen at Donington Park Circuit on 17th April 2008 (Photo by Steve Blood)

[Zishelix]

SA341G c/n 1392 N2TV as seen in the late 1990's

[Savoia]

SA341C G-CTFS (WA1081) as seen at Old Warden on 2nd July 2023

[Zishelix]

In silence mode

[xbdt]

and it is not filmed in Germany but in France.

[Zishelix]

SA342J D-HOPP c/n 1695 during Autobahn traffic surveillance (c. mid-80's). This was one of her primary roles with Polizei Niedersachsen.






Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen SA341G D-HMTB as seen on 28th June 1972

[Zishelix]

Thanks for the update, Jos!

[Rotorspot]

Gazelle ownership update

N342MR SA342M (c/n 3956) changed ownership to AL-SAYYAD YASIN, IRVINE (CA) on 09-Jan-2024

[Savoia]

Ha ha, okay.

[Zishelix]

Because of the lettering on it's tail

[Savoia]

'Super Gazelle' because of the Astazou XIV?

[Savoia]

Perhaps try sending an email to one of the contacts on this list: https://media.renault.com/contacts-en/?lang=eng

[Zishelix]

Roland Fraissinet's 'Super Gazelle' F-GCCZ as seen in early 1990's

[Zishelix]

Do we know anyone in Renault Goup?

[Savoia]

Yes, as Helico wrote, it looks like they brought in the Gazelles and as mentioned, I'm guessing (but of course, can't be sure) that with four machines and being a Renault ad, most probably Aérospatiale supplied them.

Prehaps the only real way one could find out is if Renualt keep some sort of archives in which there may well be photos from the event.

[Zishelix]

In addition to the previous post I managed to find this photo



Sadly, no closer to the machines identity info.

Most likely they weren't Polizei ones. One of them was 'stretched' version, as could be seen on the photo.

[Zishelix]

SA341C ZU-HBH WA1418 as seen at Airlink Adrenaline Show in June 2017 (Photo by Warlock)