SA342M Gazelle

The SA342M Gazelle is a sleek 4-seat helicopter and the lightest airframe in the fleet, and handles accordingly.

Specifications

Property	Value
Total Seats	4
Cockpit	2
Cabin	2
Free Walk / Seat Exit	✗
Startup Time	~32 seconds
Mass	1,080 kg (lightest in the mod)
Max Airspeed	250 km/h
Service Ceiling	4,115 m
Sling Capacity	700 kg
Config Files	`CZ_SA342M_Config.json` · `CZ_SA342M_GreenBrownBlackWoodland_Config.json` · `CZ_SA342M_TigerMeet_Config.json`

Per-helicopter config files live in $profile:\CZAutoz_Heli\HeliConfigs\.

Classname	Livery
`CZ_SA342M`	Standard olive military
`CZ_SA342M_GreenBrownBlackWoodland`	Green/brown/black woodland camouflage
`CZ_SA342M_TigerMeet`	NATO Tiger Meet — black and gold tiger stripe

The Gazelle has a door interlock system that restricts the order doors can be opened:

Each rear door requires the front door on the same side to be removed first

You cannot open a rear door without first removing the corresponding front door.

Each variant has matching door classnames (e.g. CZ_SA342M_Pilot_TigerMeet).

Parameter	Default
`flight.liftMultiplier`	2.70
`flight.maxAirspeed`	135 kn
`flight.dragForward`	0.20
`flight.rotorSpoolRate`	0.07
`control.pitchStrength`	2.00
`control.bankStrength`	2.45
`control.yawStrength`	1.90
`control.weathervaneStrength`	0.85
`control.b2tStrength`	1.45
`control.response.rollAccelTau`	0.065
`control.response.rollDecayTau`	0.09
`control.response.pitchAccelTau`	0.06
`control.response.pitchDecayTau`	0.09
`control.response.yawAccelTau`	0.06
`control.response.yawDecayTau`	0.09
`autorotation.gravityFactor`	0.67
`autorotation.flareStrength`	6.0
`autorotation.descentCap`	8.5 kn
`autorotation.coastMinutes`	4.0
`tailRotorFailure.spinRate`	120.0 deg/s
`tailRotorFailure.descentRate`	2.5 m/s²
`altitude.liftStart`	11500 ft
`altitude.ceiling`	13500 ft
`camera.distance`	13 m
`fuel.maxCapacity`	455 L
`fuel.burnLPH`	280 L/hr

These are indicative dev-tuned defaults and can change between builds — the in-game Admin Panel always shows the live per-helicopter values.

See Per-Helicopter Settings for a full description of every parameter.