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{{Infobox aircraft
 | name= SA 365 Dauphin 2 <br>AS365 Dauphin
 | image= ZJ780 8490634574 (cropped).jpg
 | caption= A British [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] Dauphin 2 landing at [[Glasgow Airport]], Scotland
 | type              = Medium [[utility helicopter]] 
 | national_origin   = France
 | manufacturer      = [[Aérospatiale]]<br>[[Eurocopter]]<br>[[Airbus Helicopters]]
 | designer          = 
 | first_flight      = 24 January 1975
 | introduction        = December 1978
 | retired           = 
 | status            = In service
 | primary_user      = [[Pawan Hans]]<!--Limit one (1) primary user. Top 4 users listed in 'primary user' and 'more users' fields based on numbers in service. This should match a cited list in Operators section. -->
 | more_users        = <!-- Limit is three (3) in 'more users' field, four (4) total users with primary user. See Operators section below for others. Please separate with <br>. -->
 | produced          = 1975–2021<ref name="prodend"/>
 | number_built      = 1,098<ref name="prodend"/>
 | developed_from    = [[Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin]]
|variants= [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin]]<br>[[Eurocopter AS565 Panther]]<br>[[Harbin Z-9]]
 | developed_into    = [[Eurocopter EC155]]<br>[[Eurocopter X3]]
}}

The '''Eurocopter''', later '''Airbus Helicopters''' '''AS365 Dauphin''', originally known as the '''Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2''', is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine [[helicopter]] produced by [[Airbus Helicopters]]. It was originally developed and manufactured by French firm [[Aérospatiale]], which was merged into the multinational [[Eurocopter]] company during the 1990s, and since 2014 Eurocopter was renamed Airbus Helicopters. Since entering production in 1975, the type has been in continuous production for more than 40 years, with the last delivery in 2021.  The intended successor to the Dauphin is the [[Airbus Helicopters H160]], which entered operational service in 2021.

The Dauphin 2 shares many similarities with the [[Aérospatiale SA 360]], a commercially unsuccessful single-engine helicopter; however the twin-engine Dauphin 2 did meet with customer demand and has been operated by a wide variety of civil and military operators. Since the type's introduction in the 1970s, several major variations and specialised versions of the Dauphin 2 have been developed and entered production, including the military-oriented [[Eurocopter Panther]], the air-sea rescue [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin|HH/MH-65 Dolphin]], the Chinese-manufactured [[Harbin Z-9]], and the [[Eurocopter EC155]].

==Development==
The SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a twin-engine development of the commercially unsuccessful single-engined [[Aérospatiale SA 360|Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin]]; only a year after the SA 360's entry into service, Aerospatiale had recognized that a platform powered by two engines rather than one was better suited to both civil and military operations, thus a redesign program was initiated. On 24 January 1975, the first twin-engine Dauphin prototype performed its first flight; the prototype soon demonstrated an airspeed of 170 knots in level flight and set multiple speed records, among them the Paris-London trip at an average of 321&nbsp;km/h.

[[File:Eurocopter AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 AN1793291.jpg|thumb|A Dauphin in flight, 2010]]
The initial production variant entered service under the original designation of SA 365C; French certification of this model was received in July 1978, with US [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and British [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA]] certification following later that year. Deliveries to customers began in December 1978. In 1982, the SA 356C Dauphin was succeeded by the more capable SA 365 N. Amongst several major design changes and improvements, the SA 365 N featured more powerful engines, greater use of [[composite material]]s, a better cabin arrangement, and retractable landing gear.

Further improvements were made with the introduction of the SA 365 N1, which had a substantially redesigned [[Fenestron]] anti-torque device, and with the SA 365 N2, which was equipped with more powerful [[Turbomeca Arriel|Turbomeca Arriel 1C2]] [[turboshaft]] engines. In January 1990, the overall type was formally redesignated as the AS365. The AS365 Dauphin is one of Eurocopter's more successful helicopter designs; and has been widely used as a corporate transport, airborne law enforcement platform, [[emergency medical services|emergency medical services (EMS)]] helicopter, [[electronic news gathering]] platform, and search and rescue helicopter.

The base Dauphin has been further developed into several purpose-built variants. During the 1980s, the SA 365 N was used as the basis for a militarised version of the Dauphin, initially designed as AS 365 K, which was used to perform utility, troop-transport, and maritime operations, widely known as the [[Eurocopter AS565 Panther|Eurocopter Panther]]. A variant of the Dauphin was specifically developed for and operated principally by the [[United States Coast Guard]] under the designation [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin|HH/MH-65 Dolphin]]. The SA 365 M model of the Dauphin has also been manufactured under licence in China as the [[Harbin Z-9|Z-9]] by the [[Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation]]; the Z-9 was subsequently developed into the armed [[Z-9W]] and [[Z-19]] [[attack helicopter]].

==Design==
[[File:Advanced Helicopter Rescue School (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Dauphin rescue version, shown here on training exercise]]
The AS365 Dauphin is a twin-engine helicopter capable of travelling long ranges, and well suited to operating in climates of a high ambient temperature or at locations of significant altitude. The Dauphin is typically powered by a pair of [[Turbomeca Arriel]] [[turboshaft]] engines; on later variants, these are equipped with [[FADEC]] units, which provide additional functionality such as an automated start-up sequence and a training mode. The engines drive the rotorcraft's foldable Starflex main rotor and its [[Fenestron]] anti-[[torque]] tail rotor via two separate transmissions; these [[gearbox]]es are also connected to two separate hydraulic systems as well as a stand-by hydraulic system for emergency use, such as deployment of the landing gear. Electrical power is provided by a pair of starter generators and a [[NiCad]] (Nickel-Cadmium) main battery; an emergency battery is also present. The combination of the rotorcraft's Starflex main rotor and Fenestron tail provides a low-noise and low-vibration flight experience for those on board; Airbus Helicopters has claimed the sound emissions of the AS365 N3 to be 3.1 [[decibel]]s below [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO) standards, making it the quietest helicopter in its class. The Dauphin can take off under a full load from sea level under Category A conditions.

[[File:Eurocopter AS365 N2 Dauphin cockpit.jpg|thumb|upright|Cockpit of an AS365 N2]]
The main fuselage of the rotorcraft comprises the cabin area, a separate luggage compartment, and a retractable [[tricycle landing gear]] arrangement; a total of four conventional doors to access the main cabin are typically installed, which can be optionally replaced by a single clamshell air stair entrance instead. Various portions of the rotorcraft are made from composite materials, such as the rotor blades that made of [[carbon fiber]], other materials are used in portions of the fuselage. The fuselage features anti-[[corrosion]] protection and is structurally reinforced for an optional hoist or cargo sling to be installed, various other mooring and gripping points are also fitted on the rotocraft's exterior surface. Various types and models of [[radar]] can be installed in the Dauphin's nose.

The main cabin area is designed to be reconfigurable, a feature which is promoted to [[emergency medical service]] (EMS) and [[search and rescue]] (SAR) operators. In a regular passenger transport layout, the cabin can accommodate up to 12 passengers in addition to the two pilots; up to seven passengers can be accommodated in a [[VIP]] layout. Access to the cabin is via large sliding doors on either side of the helicopter, built-in boarding steps are typically installed to ease the boarding of passengers.

While the cockpit is typically equipped with dual flight controls for two-man operations, the Dauphin can be readily flown by a single pilot while operating under [[instrument flight rules]]; this was achieved in part by avionics such as the 4-axis Dual Digital Automatic Flight Control System (older production aircraft use a 3-axis flight control system with integrated autopilot instead) to reduce crew workload. The principal [[flight control system]] are connected to a total of 3 dual-chamber primary [[Servomechanism|servo]]-units for [[Helicopter flight controls#Cyclic|cyclic]]al and [[collective]] pitch control, and a single dual-chamber rear servo-unit for tail rotor pitch control. Other major avionics include {{convert|10.4|inch|cm|adj=on}} multi-mission [[touch screen]] displays, [[weather radar]], [[global positioning system]] (GPS) receiver, [[traffic collision avoidance system|traffic alert and collision avoidance system]] (TCAS), automatic voice alarm device (AVAD), health and usage monitoring system (HUMS), quick access records for helicopter flight data management, and digital audio communication system (DACS).

==Operational history==
[[File:US Navy 110321-N-OM642-084 French navy AS365 F Dauphin rescue helicopter test lands aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC-JCC 20).jpg|thumb|A [[French Navy]] AS365 F Dauphin aboard [[USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)|USS ''Mount Whitney'']] during [[Opération Harmattan]], 2010]]

In February 1980, the first series production Dauphin was used to break three separate speed-related world records in separate journeys between [[Battersea]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]], [[Paris]], [[France]]. In 1985, a new model of the Dauphin, the AS365 F, became the first rotorcraft in the world to fly with flight instruments being displayed in electronic displays, which replaced the traditional instrumentation; this variant was first procured by the [[Irish Air Corps]] for SAR operations.

The French Navy operated the Dauphin, in addition to the dedicated military-orientated Panther variant, to conduct various missions such as the ''Dauphin Service Public '' which involves various duties from seaborne SAR, maritime monitoring, and responding to distress calls. French Navy Dauphins are commonly deployed on board the [[French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91)|aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'']] as well as onboard other vessels of the French Navy and allies; they are fitted with a haul-down ''Harpoon'' in order to ease shipboard landings in rough weather.

[[File:AS 365N-3 EC-KTS 01.jpg|thumb|Dauphin AS365 N3, 2014]]
By 1980, a total of 265 AS360/361/365 Dauphins had been delivered, 90% of these deliveries were to foreign customers in a total of 23 different nations. Amongst the biggest early customers for the type was [[Saudi Arabia]], which ordered 24 Dauphins, and [[Angola]], with an order for 17 Dauphins. The largest civil customers of the type has been Indian operator [[Pawan Hans]], who by 2003 had a fleet of 19 Dauphins (nearly two-thirds of their total rotary fleet) and were in the process of procuring another 1 Dauphins to allow older aircraft to be phased out; they have been frequently used to support offshore oil extraction activities.

In February 1991, it was announced that the 500th Dauphin had been delivered to [[Bond Helicopters]], who at that time operated a total of 15 of the type, with additional Dauphins on order. By 1991, the Dauphin was being operated by 138 customers across casi 45 nations. In December 2006, Eurocopter president Fabrice Brégier stated that between 30 and 40 Dauphins were being delivered each year. By 2012, more than 1,000 AS365/366/565 versions had been produced; Pawan Hans took delivery of the 1,000th Dauphin produced in April 2011, at which point the type was reportedly in service with over 300 operators worldwide.

Prior to the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], five AS 356N3 Dauphins were procured for the [[Hellenic Coast Guard]] for harbor surveillance purposes.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%200845.html "Contracts."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110519/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%200845.html |date=22 December 2015 }} ''Flight International'', 38 April 2003. p. 18.</ref> Between 2009 and 2012, the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] of the [[United Kingdom]] took delivery of five Dauphins, these were assigned to [[No. 658 Squadron AAC]] to replace four [[AgustaWestland A109]] helicopters being used to support [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) operations.<ref>[http://helihub.com/2012/01/13/uk-special-forces-add-fifth-n3-dauphin/ "UK special forces add fifth N3 Dauphin."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628000204/http://helihub.com/2012/01/13/uk-special-forces-add-fifth-n3-dauphin/ |date=28 June 2013 }} ''helihub.com'', 13 January 2012.</ref>

{{as of|2014}}, the AS365 N variant of the Dauphin holds the world speed record for a {{convert|3|km|1|adj=on}} course, set at {{convert|372|km/h|abbr=on}} in 1991.<ref name=speed3>"[http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=11658 FAI Record ID #11658 – Speed over a 3 km course. Class E-Rotorcraft (Absolute Record of class E) ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230013940/http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=11658 |date=30 December 2014 }}" ''[[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] (FAI).'' Retrieved: 21 September 2014. Others: 2084, 2085</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:FS CdG Dauphin.jpg|thumb|right|A [[French Navy]] AS365 F Dauphin rescue helicopter on the deck of the aircraft carrier {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle||2}} in June 2004]]

===Civilian variants===
;SA 365 C
:A twin-engined version of the Dauphin, designated as the Dauphin 2, was announced in early 1973. The first prototype's first flight took place on 24 January 1975; production model deliveries began in December 1978. In comparison with the earlier model, the SA 365 C featured twin {{cvt|470|kW|shp}} Arriel 1 turboshafts in a new engine fairing, a Starflex main rotor hub and a higher maximum take-off weight ({{convert|3400|kg|0|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}). Its Fenestron anti-torque device featured 13 metal blades. Production of both the SA 360 and SA 365 C ceased in 1981, by which time approximately 40 SA 360s and 50 SA 365 C/C1s had been built; both were replaced by the SA 365 N.

;SA 365 C1
:Variant powered by Arriel 1A1 certified in March 1979.<ref name="tcds">{{cite web|url=https://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/EASA-TCDS-R%20105_Airbus_Helicopters_SA365-SA366-AS365-EC155-Issue3_08122015.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215224756/http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/EASA-TCDS-R%20105_Airbus_Helicopters_SA365-SA366-AS365-EC155-Issue3_08122015.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2015|title=EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet R105|website=europa.eu|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>

;SA 365 C2
:Variant powered by Arriel 1A2 certified in February 1980.<ref name="tcds" />

;SA 365 C3
:Variant powered by Arriel 1C certified in January 1982.<ref name="tcds" />

;SA 365 N
:A much improved version of the SA 365 C Dauphin 2, the first prototype flying on 31 March 1979. This version introduced the uprated {{cvt|492|kW|shp}} Arriel 1C turboshafts, a retractable [[tricycle undercarriage]], enlarged tail surfaces, and revised transmission, main rotor, rotor mast fairing and engine cowlings. The aircraft's initial M.T.O.W. of {{convert|3850|kg|lb|abbr=on}} was later raised to {{convert|4000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Deliveries of the production model began in 1982.

;SA 365 N1
:Incorporating many of the improvements developed for the SA 366 G1 ([[HH-65 Dolphin]]), this version introduced upgraded {{cvt|526|kW|shp}} Arriel 1C1 turboshafts, an improved 11-blade Fenestron with wider-chord blades (which reduced the AS365 N1's noise signature), movable undercarriage doors replaced by simplified fairings and a higher gross weight of {{convert|4100|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.

;AS 365 N2
:This version – designated AS365 N2 from the outset – introduced the upgraded {{cvt|549|kW|shp}} Arriel 1C2 turboshafts, an uprated gearbox, increased maximum take-off weight of {{convert|4250|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, redesigned cabin doors and revised interior, enlarged tail fin with all composite Fenestron. Deliveries of this version started in 1990. Licensed versions were assembled in China as the Z-9, Z-19 and AVIC AC312.

;AS365 N3
:The high-performance AS365 N3 was developed for operations in 'hot and high' climates, and introduced {{cvt|635|kW|shp}} Arriel 2C turboshafts equipped with a single channel DECU (Digital Engine Control Unit) with manual reversion, mated to an uprated main transmission for better single engine performance. The AS365 N3 also features a redesigned ten blade composite Fenestron anti-torque device with asymmetric blade distribution, offering a further reduction in noise signature. The AS365 N3's gross weight is {{convert|4300|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Production deliveries began in December 1998. The last one was delivered on 21 January 2022.<ref name="prodend">{{cite web |title= Airbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs |date=21 January 2022 |publisher=Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-airbus-delivers-the-last-ever-dauphin-to-spanish-customs |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>

;AS365 N3+
:This version was presented at the 2009 Paris Air Show and differs mainly in new avionics including 4-axis auto-pilot This version is currently still in production.<ref>[https://www.helis.com/database/model/1052/ AS365N3+ Dauphin 2]</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=January 2022}}

;AS365 N4
:Produced as the [[Eurocopter EC 155|EC155]].

;AS365 X
:Better known as the DGV 200 or Dauphin Grand Vitesse (High Speed Dauphin), the AS365 X was developed from the X-380 DTP (Developpement Technique Probatoire or Probatory Technical Development) testbed, first flown on 20 March 1989.<ref>Sedbon, Gilbert. [https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1989/1989%20-%201408.PDF "Aerospatiale flies faster Dauphin."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123080852/https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1989/1989%20-%201408.PDF |date=23 November 2015 }} ''Flight International'', 20 May 1989.</ref> The aircraft was first flown in the AS365 X configuration two years later in March 1991, and featured a smaller Fenestron, a new main rotor with five high-inertia blades with swept tips, a composite rotor hub/mast and {{cvt|624|kW|shp}} Turbomeca Arriel IX turboshafts. On 19 November 1991, this aircraft set a Class E1e ({{cvt|3,000|to|4,500|kg|disp=semicolon}}) speed record of {{convert|201|kn}} over a {{convert|3|km|1|abbr=on}} triangular course.<ref name="euro hist">[http://www.eurocopter.ir/site/en/ref/1972_-SA360-AS365-Dauphin-AS565-Panther-EC155_468-137.html?noeu_id=468&page_id=137&lang=EN "1972: SA360/ AS365 Dauphin – AS565 Panther- EC155."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210231555/http://www.eurocopter.ir/site/en/ref/1972_-SA360-AS365-Dauphin-AS565-Panther-EC155_468-137.html?noeu_id=468&page_id=137&lang=EN|date=10 December 2015}} ''Eurocopter'', Retrieved: 8 December 2015.</ref>

[[File:Eurocopter EC 155 Dauphin.jpg|thumb|right|Eurocopter EC155 B1 at [[Paris Air Show]] 2007]]
;EC155 B/B1
{{main|Eurocopter EC 155}}

:This version was originally to follow the N3 as the AS365 N4, and was announced at the 1997 Paris Airshow before being redesignated as the EC155 B. As with the N3 version, it has two Arriel 2C/2C2 turboshafts equipped with FADEC as well as a five blade Spheriflex main rotor (derived from the AS365 X DGV). It also features a 30% larger main cabin (achieved with bulged doors and cabin plugs). The first flight of the first prototype took place on 17 June 1997 and this version is currently in production (as the EC155 B1).

===Military variants===
;AS565 Panther
* See [[Eurocopter AS565 Panther]]

;SA 366 G1 Dauphin
: The SA 366 G1 Dauphin version was selected by the [[US Coast Guard]] (USCG) in 1979 as its new air-sea rescue helicopter and given the designation [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin|HH-65A Dolphin]].<ref name="chant 353">Chant 2014, p. 353.</ref> In total 99 helicopters, optimized for the USCG's short-range recovery (SRR) search and rescue role, were initially acquired, with additional aircraft later procured.

;SA 365 N Dauphin
: A much improved version of the SA 365 C Dauphin 2, the first prototype flying on 31 March 1979. This version introduced the upgraded {{cvt|492|kW|shp}} Arriel 1C turbo-shafts, a retractable tricycle undercarriage, enlarged tail surfaces, and revised transmission, main rotor, rotor mast fairing and engine cowlings. The aircraft's initial M.T.O.W. of {{cvt|3,850|kg|lb}} was later raised to {{cvt|4,000|kg|lb}}. Deliveries of the production model began in 1982.

;SA 365 F Dauphin
:The SA 365 F is a variant of the SA 365 N for the [[French Navy]]. It has been used since 1991 for general duties and for backup purposes aboard an [[aircraft carrier]]. A helicopter with rescue divers is always in the air during flight operations to be able to assist the pilot in case of an accident. First experiments were successfully carried out in 1990 on board the {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Clemenceau}}. The variant 365F is used since 1999 with Flottille 35F called AS365F Dauphin Pedro. [[File:Panther-051306-N-9546C-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[French Navy]] SA 365 F]]

;AS365 N3 Dauphin
:The high-performance AS365 N3 was developed for operations in 'hot and high' climates, and introduced {{cvt|635|kW|shp}} Arriel 2C turbo-shafts equipped with a single channel DECU (Digital Engine Control Unit) with manual reversion, mated to an upgraded main transmission for better single engine performance. The AS365 N3 also features a redesigned ten blade composite Fenestron anti-torque device with asymmetric blade distribution, offering a further reduction in noise signature. The AS365 N3's gross weight is {{cvt|4,300|kg|lb}}. Production deliveries began in December 1998.

;AS365 N3+
:This version was presented by Eurocopter at the 2009 Paris Air Show and differs mainly in new avionics including a 4-axis auto-pilot.

==Operators==
[[File:ANH AS365N2 JA61NH Maishima 20081018-003.jpg|thumb|right|All Nippon Helicopter AS365 N2]]
The Dauphin is flown by a range of private operators, companies, emergency services, government agencies and air charter companies.

===Government operators===
;{{ARG}}
*[[Prefectura Naval Argentina|Argentine Coast Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/83/|title=Argentine Coast Guard|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619143608/http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/83/|archive-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> 
;{{AUS}}
*[[Victoria Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=2 |title=Victorian Police |access-date=6 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409041623/http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=2 |archive-date=9 April 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Western Australia Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Specialistunits/PoliceAirWing/tabid/1006/Default.aspx|title=Western Australia Police|access-date=19 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815203423/http://police.wa.gov.au/Specialistunits/PoliceAirWing/tabid/1006/Default.aspx|archive-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
; {{DOM}}
* [[Dominican Air Force]] 
;{{FRA}}
*[[Sécurité Civile]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.helico-fascination.com/recits/jean-marie-potelle/254-le-dernier-vol-du-dauphin-de-la-securite-civile.html |title= Sécurité Civile |publisher=Helico-Fascination |access-date= 20 December 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140904131422/http://www.helico-fascination.com/recits/jean-marie-potelle/254-le-dernier-vol-du-dauphin-de-la-securite-civile.html |archive-date= 4 September 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
;{{GRE}}
*[[Hellenic Coast Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_471.shtml|title=Hellenic Air Force Open Day 2004, Elefsina-Tatoi|publisher=ACIG.org|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630074451/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_471.shtml|archive-date=30 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="aerial">{{cite web |date=2021-03-08 |title=Aircraft |url=https://www.hcg.gr/en/organization/operational-means/aerials/ |access-date=2021-12-12 |website=Hellenic Coast Guard}}</ref>
;{{ISL}}
*[[Icelandic Coast Guard]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.helis.com/database/org/is_icelandic_coast_guard/ |title= Icelandic Coast Guard |publisher= helis.com |access-date= 28 December 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130619143723/http://www.helis.com/database/org/is_icelandic_coast_guard/ |archive-date= 19 June 2013 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> 
[[File:AS-365N Dauphin 2 of The Iceland Coast Guard (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|AS365 N2 Dauphin 2, [[TF-SIF (6136)|TF-SIF]], of the [[Icelandic Coast Guard]]]]
;{{IDN}}
*[[Indonesian National Police]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 March 2010|title=Dolphin, Helikopter Canggih Milik Polri|url=https://www.kompasiana.com/reinhtgl/54ff93cba33311c34f510415/dolphin-helikopter-canggih-milik-polri|access-date=11 December 2020|website=kompasiana.com|language=id}}</ref>
*[[National Search and Rescue Agency]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indomiliter.com/as-365-n3-dauphin-basarnas-helikoper-sar-penjelajah-lautan/ |title= AS 365 N3+ Dauphin BASARNAS: Helikoper SAR Penjelajah Lautan |date= 7 January 2015 |publisher= indomiliter.com |access-date= 7 January 2015 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150427031256/http://www.indomiliter.com/as-365-n3-dauphin-basarnas-helikoper-sar-penjelajah-lautan/ |archive-date= 27 April 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>	
*[[National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://bnpb.go.id/berita/bnpb-kerahkan-enam-helikopter-guna-penanganan-darurat-bencana-ntt/ |title= BNPB Kerahkan Enam Helikopter Guna Penanganan Darurat Bencana NTT |publisher= bnpb.go.id |access-date= 3 November 2022 }}</ref>
;{{JPN}}
*[[Tokyo Fire Department]]<ref name="helis">[http://www.helis.com/database/model/539/?filc=JP Eurocopter as365 airframes in Japan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213163711/http://www.helis.com/database/model/539/?filc=JP |date=13 February 2017 }} ''Helicopter Database''</ref><ref name="Fire/Disaster Prevention"> Thompson, Paul [http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/fire-disaster-prevention Fire/Disaster Prevention] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214002528/http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/fire-disaster-prevention |date=14 February 2017 }} ''J-HangarSpace''</ref>
*[[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]]<ref name="helis"/><ref name="police units">Thompson, Paul [http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/police-air-units Police Air Units] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210172249/http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/police-air-units |date=10 February 2017 }} ''J-HangarSpace''</ref>
;{{KUW}}
*[[Kuwait Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://helihub.com/2011/09/29/pas-retains-kuwait-police-engineering-contract/|title=Kuwait Police engineering contract|publisher=Helihub.com|date=29 September 2011|access-date=6 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627084335/http://www.helihub.com/2011/09/29/pas-retains-kuwait-police-engineering-contract/|archive-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>
;{{MYS}}
[[File:M70-02_(8231200851).jpg|thumb|right|M70-02 of the [[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency|Malaysian Coast Guard]]]]
*[[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/1087/|title=Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619143746/http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/1087/|archive-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
;{{NLD}}
*[[Netherlands Coastguard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kustwacht.nl/eenheden/sar-helikopter/|title=Netherlands Coastguard|access-date=2 November 2022|language=Dutch}}</ref>
;{{ROM}}
*[[Serviciul Român de Informații]] (4 units)
;{{ESP}}
*[[Civil Guard (Spain)|Guardia Civil]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Yanez|first=Roberto|title=Airscene: In Numbers: Guardia Civil AS365N3 |magazine=[[Air International]] |date=October 2016 |volume=91|issue=4 |page=33|issn=0306-5634}}</ref>
*[[Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/es/2008/06/06/noticia-el-gobierno-autoriza-127-millones-de-euros-para-el-mantenimiento-de-los-helicopteros-del-servicio-de-vigilancia-aduanera.html|title=Servicio de vigilancia aduanera|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108084934/http://www.infodefensa.com/es/2008/06/06/noticia-el-gobierno-autoriza-127-millones-de-euros-para-el-mantenimiento-de-los-helicopteros-del-servicio-de-vigilancia-aduanera.html|archive-date=8 November 2014}}</ref>
;{{SWE}}
*[[Akademiska sjukhuset]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akademiska.se/en/About-us1/|title=Uppsala University Hospital|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114828/http://www.akademiska.se/en/About-us1/|archive-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
;{{TWN}}
*[[National Airborne Service Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://taiwanairpower.org/nasc/index.html |title= National Airborne Service Corps (NASC) |publisher=TaiwanAirPower |access-date= 28 December 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130116014516/http://www.taiwanairpower.org/nasc/index.html |archive-date= 16 January 2013 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

===Military operators===
;{{AGO}}
*[[National Air Force of Angola|FAPA/DAA]]<ref>{{harvnb|Fontanellaz|Cooper|Matos|2021|p=14}}</ref>
;{{BAN}}
*[[Bangladesh Army]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014">{{cite web|url =http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/108161/world-air-forces-2014.pdf|title =World Air Forces 2014|publisher =Flightglobal Insight|year =2014|access-date =15 February 2014|url-status =live|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140201152044/http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/108161/world-air-forces-2014.pdf|archive-date =1 February 2014|df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="SIPRI">{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title=Trade-Register-1971-2018.rft |website=Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513073842/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:S3-BSI Bangladesh Army Aviation Eurocopter AS365N3+ Dauphin 2 (33365399201).jpg|thumb|[[Bangladesh Army]] Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin]]
;{{BUL}}
*[[Bulgarian Navy]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018">{{cite web|url = https://trud.bg/бойният-флот-получи-вертолет-долфин/|title =Бойният флот получи вертолет "Дофин"|publisher = Trud.bg|year =2019|access-date =6 December 2019}}</ref> 
;{{CHI}}
*[[Chilean Navy]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/photo/Chile---Navy/Aerospatiale-SA-365F-Dauphin/2092214/L/&sid=cb4e489a072bdab6f37f322acac88395 |title= Aerospatiale-AS-365N-2-Dauphin |publisher= Demand Media, Inc |date= 2012 |access-date= 6 December 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140224134133/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Chile---Navy/Aerospatiale-SA-365F-Dauphin/2092214/L/%26sid%3Dcb4e489a072bdab6f37f322acac88395 |archive-date= 24 February 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:SA365F (chilean navy).jpg|thumb|A [[Chilean Navy]] SA365F]]
;{{COL}}
*[[Colombian Navy]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rivas |first1=Santiago |title=Colombia receives Dauphin helicopters |url=https://www.janes.com/article/85470/colombia-receives-dauphin-helicopters |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102174435/https://www.janes.com/article/85470/colombia-receives-dauphin-helicopters |archive-date=2 January 2019 |location=Buenos Aires |date=2 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
;{{CGO}}
*[[Congolese Air Force]]<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=220}}</ref>
;{{DJI}}
*[[Djibouti Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44353:djibouti-air-force-gets-two-y-12s-dauphin-helicopters&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107 |title= Djibouti Air Force gets two Y-12s; Dauphin helicopters |publisher= defenceWeb |date= 2016 |access-date= 19 July 2016 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160720164155/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44353:djibouti-air-force-gets-two-y-12s-dauphin-helicopters&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107 |archive-date= 20 July 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
;{{FRA}}
*[[French Navy]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/>
[[File:Eurocopter AS365+( kf 8984).jpg|thumb|[[Lithuanian Air Force]] Eurocopter AS365+ Dauphin]]
;{{CIV}}
*[[Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast#Air Force|Force Aérienne de Côte d'Ivoire]]<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|Weinert|Hinz|Lepko|2011|page=225}}</ref>
;{{LIT}}
*[[Lithuanian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131028/DEFREG01/310280013/Lithuania-Orders-Eurocopter-Dauphin-Helos|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131030093719/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131028/DEFREG01/310280013/Lithuania-Orders-Eurocopter-Dauphin-Helos|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 October 2013|title=Lithuania Orders Eurocopter Dauphin Helos|publisher=defensenews.com|date=28 October 2013|access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>
;{{MYA}}
[[File:Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter retouched.jpg|thumb|right|[[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin|HH-65 Dolphin]]]]
*[[Myanmar Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mizzima.com/news-domestic/myanmar-commissions-new-air-power|title=Myanmar commissions new air power|last=mizzima|date=20 July 2015|website=mizzima.com|access-date=30 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031536/http://www.mizzima.com/news-domestic/myanmar-commissions-new-air-power|archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/senior-general-min-aung-hlaing-attends-68th-anniversary-of-myanmar-air-force/|title=Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends 68th Anniversary of Myanmar Air Force - Global New Light of Myanmar|website=www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com|access-date=30 April 2018|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221080709/http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/senior-general-min-aung-hlaing-attends-68th-anniversary-of-myanmar-air-force/|archive-date=21 December 2017}}</ref>
;{{NGR}}
* [[Nigerian Air Force]]<ref name="AFMAUG16-30">{{cite book|title=[[AirForces Monthly]]|date=August 2016|publisher=[[Key Publishing|Key Publishing Ltd]]|location=Stamford, Lincolnshire, England|pages=30}}</ref>
;{{SAU}}
*[[Royal Saudi Navy|Royal Saudi Naval Forces]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/picture,45071|title=Pictaero|publisher=2007–2012 AGAW|access-date=6 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225044302/http://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/picture,45071|archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
;{{UK}}
*[[Royal Navy]]
*[[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/>
;{{USA}}
*[[United States Coast Guard]] (see [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin]])
;{{URY}}
*[[Uruguayan Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/>
;{{VIE}}
*[[Vietnam Helicopter Corporation]]
*[[Vietnam Navy]]

===Former operators===
[[File:Aerospatiale SA-365F Dauphin 2 Irish Air Corps.jpg|thumb|right|A 365F Dauphin 2 of the [[Irish Air Corps]], which were retired in 2006]]

;{{FIJ}}
*[[Republic of Fiji Military Forces#Fiji Air Wing|Fiji Air Wing]]
;{{IRL}}
*[[Irish Air Corps]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Beech|first=Eric|title=The Irish Identity|magazine=Flight International|date=30 July 1988|volume=134|issue=4124|pages=19–23|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201983.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329153042/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201983.html|archive-date=29 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hoyle|first=Craig|title=Irish Air Corps adds helicopters to inventory|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/irish-air-corps-adds-helicopters-to-inventory-326567/|publisher=Flightglobal|access-date=22 December 2012|date=15 May 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329153019/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/irish-air-corps-adds-helicopters-to-inventory-326567/|archive-date=29 March 2013}}</ref>
;{{RSA}}
*[[South African Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201861.html |title=World Air Forces 1996 pg. 53 |publisher=flightglobal.com |access-date=1 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109085451/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201861.html |archive-date=9 January 2015  }}</ref> 
;{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
*[[Sri Lanka Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.lk/history_pages.php?pages=a_new_commander_takes_over |title= SLAF History |publisher= Sri Lanka Air Force Command Media Unit |access-date= 26 December 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121203192228/http://www.airforce.lk/history_pages.php?pages=a_new_commander_takes_over |archive-date= 3 December 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
;{{USA}}
*[[Maryland State Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organization/Pages/SupportServicesBureau/AviationCommand.aspx|title=Maryland State Police Aviation Command|access-date=2025-10-21|quote= Our Jet Rangers were replaced by Eurocopter Dauphin helicopters beginning in 1989 and by the current AW-139 helicopters in 2013.}}</ref> 

{{For|other military operators of AS365 Panther and its variants|Eurocopter AS565 Panther}}

==Aircraft on display==
* SA365N Dauphin, F-WQAP, at [[The Helicopter Museum (Weston)|The Helicopter Museum]], [[Weston-super-Mare]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://helicoptermuseum.co.uk/europe.htm "The Helicopter Museum: Western European Helicopters."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509233924/http://helicoptermuseum.co.uk/europe.htm |date=9 May 2015 }} ''helicoptermuseum.co.uk'', .</ref>
* SA365C1 Dauphin 2, VH-PVF at [[Australian National Aviation Museum|Moorabbin Air Museum (Victoria, Australia)]].<ref>[https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/melbourne/see-and-do/art-and-culture/museums/moorabbin-air-museum]</ref>

==Accidents and notable incidents==

On 2 July 1999, an AS365F operated by the Irish Air Corps [[1999 Tramore helicopter crash|hit a sand dune in thick fog in Tramore]] while returning from a successful mission off the Waterford coast. The four crew members were killed in the collision.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-to-air-corps-helicopter-crew-who-died-in-tramore-crash-20-years-ago-1.3944108 Tributes paid to Air Corps helicopter crew who died in Tramore crash 20 years ago]</ref>

On the evening of 2 September 2008, Trooper 2, an AS365N1 operated by the Maryland State Police on a medical evacuation mission, crashed in Walker Mill Regional Park near Walker Mill, Maryland. Four of the five people aboard were killed, including one of the two patients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mdsp.org/media/press_release_details.asp?identifier=704|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613091116/http://mdsp.org/Media/press_release_details.asp?identifier=704|url-status=dead|title=Four Fatalities in State Police Medevac crash in Prince George's County|archivedate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the probable cause of the crash was the pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a non-precision approach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0907.pdf|title=NTSB Accident Report}}</ref>

On 4 April 2015, an AS365 owned by Orion Corridor Sdn Bhd,{{failed verification|date=February 2020}} crashed in [[Semenyih]] near [[Kajang, Malaysia]]. All six people on board, including the ex-ambassador of Malaysia to the US and Rompin MP, [[Jamaluddin Jarjis]], and others were killed. The helicopter was coming from a wedding party of the Malaysian Prime Minister's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/04/CHOPPER-JAMARLUDDIN-JARJIS-ON-BAORD/|title = Chopper crash: MP Jamaluddin Jarjis among six on board|date = 4 April 2015|website = The Star|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150406155010/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/04/CHOPPER-JAMARLUDDIN-JARJIS-ON-BAORD/|archive-date = 6 April 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1123073|title = Helicopter Crashes in Semenyih|date = 5 April 2015|website = Bernama|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150411170446/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1123073|archive-date = 11 April 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>

==Specifications (AS365 N3)==
[[File:Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin orthographical image.svg|thumb]]
{{External media|topic= |width=20% |float=right |video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCjtjkwtidw Official Dauphin AS365 History video] |video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vkRMTsySts Recording of Dauphin landing and taxiing] |video3=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15MbC3aECf0 Cockpit view of engine startup and takeoff]}}
{{Aircraft specs
|ref= ''Eurocopter.com''<ref name="as365specs">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurocopter.com/site/docs_wsw/fichiers_communs/docs/TD_AS365_N3.pdf|title=Eurocopter AS365 N3 Technical Data |access-date=10 March 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061110084217/http://www.eurocopter.com/site/docs_wsw/fichiers_communs/docs/TD_AS365_N3.pdf |archive-date = 10 November 2006}}</ref>
|prime units?=met
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        General characteristics
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|capacity= 11 or 12 passengers
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|height m=4.06
|empty weight kg=2,389
|max takeoff weight kg=4,300
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        Powerplant
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|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=[[Turboméca Arriel 2C]]
|eng1 type=turboshaft, Take-off Power
|eng1 kw=625

|rot number=1
|rot dia m=11.94<!-- helicopters -->
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|max speed kmh=306
|ferry range km=827
|ceiling m=5,865
|ceiling sigfig=4
|climb rate ms=8.9
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation|France}}
{{aircontent
|see also=

|related=
* [[Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin]]
* [[Airbus Helicopters H160]]
* [[Eurocopter AS565 Panther]]
* [[Eurocopter EC155]]
* [[Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin]]
* [[Harbin Z-9]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[AgustaWestland AW109]]
* [[Bell 222/230]]/[[Bell 430|430]]
* [[Kamov Ka-60]]
* [[Sikorsky S-76]]
|lists=
* [[List of rotorcraft]]
}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist|35em}}

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==External links==
{{commons category|Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061110063739/http://www.eurocopter.com/site/FO/scripts/siteFO_contenu.php?mode=&noeu_id=88&lang=EN Eurocopter]
* [http://www.helis.com/timeline/china.php Chinese Z-9]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155627/http://www.demotix.com/news/7959540/french-national-navy-helicopter-dauphin-makes-show-lyon#media-7959432 French Navy Dauphin during winch demonstration exercise]

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