Turbomeca Astazou family
Turbomeca Astazou is a helicopter-focused turboshaft family that began as a turboprop project and powered successive Alouette and Gazelle developments. Safran identifies Astazou IIA and III milestones and continues parts/support activity for Astazou-powered Gazelle and Alouette III fleets; exact model, rating, and vehicle-installation boundaries remain separate.
Identity
- Aliases
- AstazouTurbomeca AstazouSafran Astazou
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- Turbomeca Astazou family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Turbomeca Astazou is a helicopter-focused turboshaft family that began as a turboprop project and powered successive Alouette and Gazelle developments. Safran identifies Astazou IIA and III milestones and continues parts/support activity for Astazou-powered Gazelle and Alouette III fleets; exact model, rating, and vehicle-installation boundaries remain separate.
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:06:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:06:13 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran documents the Astazou family origin, the 523-hp Astazou IIA, the 529-hp Astazou III, and their Alouette II/Gazelle helicopter applications.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran marks 50th anniversary of Gazelle's first flight
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran identifies Astazou engines on the Gazelle and states that its UK facility manufactures parts for all Safran helicopter-engine types, supporting the family’s continuing service boundary.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran Helicopter Engines UK
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran heritage material places Astazou among Turbomeca’s established rotorcraft engine families and traces the Alouette lineage.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- The Story of Safran Helicopter Engines