Specifically, the new helicopter, named Lama, was equipped with the Alouette III's Turbomeca Artouste turboshaft powerplant and its dynamic systems, and was furnished with a reinforced version of the Alouette II's airframe.
O novo helicóptero, chamado Lama, estaba impulsado polo motor Turbomeca Artouste do Alouette III e os seus sistemas dinámicos, e equipouse cunha versión reforzada da célula do Alouette II.