Rotores de Portugal

Rotores de Portugal

The Portuguese Air Force’s Alouette III helicopter display team, revived several times between 1976 and 2010 and flown by whichever squadron held the type.

1976创立
云雀三型飞机
3在显示屏上
Disbanded 2010地位
Photo: Duch.seb / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
操作员葡萄牙空军国家葡萄牙类型直升机表演队大本营Beja Air Base (Base Aérea N.º 11)地位Disbanded 2010
故事

Rotores de Portugal: how the team came to be and what it flies today

Alouettes on display

Rotores de Portugal was created in April 1976 by order of the Air Force Chief of Staff, flying the Aérospatiale Alouette III, then the Air Force’s standard light helicopter. It began with Esquadra 33 at Tancos (1976–1980) and passed to Esquadra 102 (1982–1992) and Esquadra 111 (1993–1994), flying two to four helicopters depending on the period. According to Wikipedia it gave 41 demonstrations over its whole history.

The last revival

In 2005 the team was reactivated within Esquadra 552 ‘Zangões’ at Beja, with helicopters in a special livery carrying the national colours and the team’s name, and from 2006 it flew three display aircraft with a team of five officers and six enlisted personnel. It stopped in 2010, as the Air Force prepared to replace the Alouette III with the AgustaWestland AW119 Koala; the last Portuguese Alouette III flew on 17 June 2020.

In 2005 the team was reactivated within Esquadra 552 ‘Zangões’ at Beja, with helicopters in a special livery carrying the national colours and the team’s name, and from 2006 it flew three display aircraft with a team of five officers and six enlisted personnel.Rotores de Portugal · verified 2026-10-02

一览

Rotores de Portugal in numbers

团队

形成
3 helicopters

  • Two to four helicopters depending on the era
  • Three from 2006
  • Five officers and six enlisted

飞机

飞行
巴黎宇航公司云雀III型

  • Aérospatiale Alouette III (1976–2010)

家

总部位于
贝贾空军基地

  • Tancos with Esquadra 33 from 1976
  • Beja with Esquadra 552 from 2005

显示屏

展出的飞机
3
涂装
special scheme in the national colours with the team name, from 2005

飞机

Every type Rotores de Portugal has flown

飞机 年 数字 笔记
巴黎宇航公司云雀III型 1976–2010 3 Two to four in the display by era; three from 2006.

时间线

Rotores de Portugal, year by year

1976

Team created on Alouette IIIs with Esquadra 33 at Tancos.

1982

Team passes to Esquadra 102, until 1992.

1993

Flown by Esquadra 111 for two seasons.

2005

Reactivated with Esquadra 552 at Beja in a special livery.

2010

Last season; Alouette III replacement by the AW119 approaching.

2020

Last Portuguese Air Force Alouette III flight.


问答

Everything people ask about Rotores de Portugal

What helicopter did Rotores de Portugal fly?
The Aérospatiale Alouette III.
Where was Rotores de Portugal based?
At Tancos in its early years and at Beja Air Base with Esquadra 552 from 2005.
How many helicopters were in the team?
Between two and four depending on the era; three in its final years.
Is Rotores de Portugal still active?
No. It last flew in 2010, and the Alouette III was retired in 2020.



参考资料及延伸阅读

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已验证 2026-10-02。.