Marignane, 12 April 2018 - Ngomhla ka-Ephreli ka-Ephreli 12, i-Fenestron yokuqala yafika esibhakabhakeni ngesibonakaliso sesibili seGazelle. Kusukela manje sekube yizindiza ze-Sud Aviation, i-Aerospatiale, i-Eurocopter kanye nezindiza zezindiza ze-Airbus manje nge-H1968 ezithinta ubuchwepheshe bokunciphisa umsindo, ukuthuthukiswa kokuphepha emlandweni ozayo we-rotorcraft.

Umqondo osemuva wokufaka umsila womsila ekuqaleni uthuthukiswe ukuhlinzeka izivikelo ezengeziwe zabasebenzi emhlabathini kodwa futhi nokuvikela umsila womsila endizeni yokuhamba phambili nasezindaweni zokusebenza eziyinkimbinkimbi, njengokusebenza eduze kwemigqa yamandla amakhulu. Izinzuzo zokunciphisa umsindo zalandelwa ukucwaninga okuningi nokwenza ngcono kusukela kwesinye isizukulwane se-Fenestron kuya kwesilandelayo.

Ekuqaleni kuthiwa yi "Fenestrou", okuyi-Provençal ye "iwindi elincane", leli gama laguqukela kuFenestron eyaziwayo. Kwakuqala ukuqinisekiswa kwiGazelle ku-1972 futhi kamuva yahlanganiswa ne-single-injini ye-Dauphin prototype, eyayihamba phambili ngoJuni 1972. Izivivinyo zaqhutshwa nge-Puma e-1975 ngamathani angu-7, kodwa, ngobubanzi bayo be-1m60 kanye ne-11 yomsila womsila, kwadingeka amandla amakhulu kakhulu ku-Fenestron ukuletha inzuzo yokusebenza kuleli klasi lama-helicopter.

Isizukulwane sesibili sifike ekupheleni kwe-1970 sika-Fenestron enama-composite, okwandisa ububanzi beFenestron entsha kaDauphin ngo-20% kuze ku-1m10. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kwakushukunyiswa yizidingo zabagcini baseCongo base-US ngendiza engenakuqondakalayo yokuSebenza nokuPhepha. Izindiza ze-US Coast Guard zilokhu zisenkonzweni namuhla futhi ziqoqiwe ngaphezu kwamahora angu-1.5 wezimboni.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ucwaningo lwaqhubeka nokwandisa ukuma kwe-Fenestron, ama-foide foil, nokuthuthukisa ukunciphisa umsindo, ikakhulukazi ngezigaba ezithile zezindiza. Phakathi kwe-1987 ne-1991 ihlolwe ngempumelelo ku-Ecureuil, leyo mboniso yayo esaboniswa emnyango we-Airbus Helicopters endlunkulu eMarignane.
Ku-1994, isizukulwane se-3rd sasifakwe kumazinga wezwi le-H135 namazwi aphezulu ngokusebenzisa ukuhlelwa okungalingani kwezingxenye. Ku-1999 i-H130 yenza insizwa yayo yezinsikazi nge-Fenestron etholakala kule nguqulo. I-H145 ilandelwe ngokulandela ku-2010.

Iminyaka engu-50, i-H160 ineFenestron yakamuva futhi enkulu kunazo zonke yokwakhiwa kwendiza ye-Airbus ngendiza ye-1m20. Iqiniso lokuthi lifakwa ku-12 ° livumela ukusebenza okuthuthukisiwe nge-payload eyengeziwe futhi ukukhula okuzinzile ikakhulukazi ngesivinini esiphansi. Njengoba i-H160 ikwazi ukuwina umakethe we-twin ophakathi, i-Fenestron izoba yinye yezinombolo ze-Airbus Helicopters esibhakabhakeni emashumini eminyaka ezayo.