EC135
The Airbus Helicopters H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system. First flying in February 1994 and developed from the prototype Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) Bo 108, it entered service in 1996. 1,400 units have been delivered up to September 2020, to 300 operators in 60 countries, accumulating over 5 million flight hours. It is mainly used for air medical transport (medevac), corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind support, and military flight training. Half of the units in service are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The H135M, certified under the name Eurocopter EC635, is a military variant, so the overall design is known as the Airbus Helicopters H135 and the military version, as the Airbus Helicopters H135M.
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- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 1994-02-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 137 kt
- Max speed
- 155 kt
- Range
- 343 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,500 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 6,415 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,208 lb
- Powerplant
- Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 or Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 7
- Length
- 33.5 ft
- Height
- 11.5 ft
- Number built
- 1,400
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.