The Brazilian Presidential Helicopter is the
Brazilian Air Force helicopter used to transport the
President of Brazil
The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...
. The current aircraft designation is VH-36 Caracal.
Two modified military versions of the
Eurocopter Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civil ...
,
tail numbers 8737 and 8740, are currently used as the main presidential helicopters. The aircraft are configured to carry fifteen passengers plus three crew members.
VH-34 Super Puma
Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved on January 26, 2009.
See also
* Marine One
* Presidential State Car of the United States
* Presidential Helicopter of South Korea
* Presidential State Car of South Korea
References
Brazilian Air Force
Presidential aircraft
Brazilian helicopters
Vehicles of Brazil
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