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AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC-145
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EC45
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| Name | EC-145 | |||||||||
| Manufacturer | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS | |||||||||
| Wing | Rotary | |||||||||
| Type code | H2T | |||||||||
| Engine | Turboshaft | |||||||||
| Engine count | Multi | |||||||||
| Mass group | 2 | |||||||||
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AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC-145
Description
The Eurocopter EC145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. Originally referred to as the BK 117 C2, the EC145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the Eurocopter line-up in 1992 when the company was formed through the merger of the Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm helicopter division of Daimler-Benz and the helicopter division of Aérospatiale-Matra. The EC145 is a twin-engine aircraft and can carry up to nine passengers along with two crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for passenger transport, corporate transport, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue, parapublic and utility roles.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 11 m36.089 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 13.03 m42.749 ft <br /> |
| Height | 3.45 m11.319 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 2 × Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshafts, 550 kW (738 shp) each |
| Engine model | Turboméca Arriel |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 135 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 36003,600 kg <br />3.6 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL180 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | Range | 350350 nm <br />648,200 m <br />648.2 km <br />2,126,640.422 ft <br /> NM | |||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving EC45
- F100 / EC45, vicinity Bern Switzerland, 2012 (On 24 May 2012, a Fokker 100 descending visual downwind to land at Berne and an EC145 helicopter transiting the Bern CTR (Class 'D' airspace) VFR came within 0.7 nm horizontally and 75 ft vertically despite early traffic advice having been given to both aircraft. The Investigation attributed the conflict to the failure of the F100 crew to follow either their initial TCAS RA or a subsequent revised one and noted that although STCA was installed at Berne it had been disabled "many years before".)