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AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC-665
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TIGR
| Aircraft | ||||||||
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| Name | EC-665 | |||||||
| Manufacturer | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS | |||||||
| Wing | Rotary | |||||||
| Position | Four-blade main rotor | |||||||
| Tail | Three-blade tail rotor | |||||||
| WTC | Light | |||||||
| Type code | H2T | |||||||
| Engine | Turboshaft | |||||||
| Engine count | Multi | |||||||
| Position | Both sides of fuselage | |||||||
| Landing gear | Tricycle fixed | |||||||
| Mass group | 3 | |||||||
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AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC-665
Description
The Eurocopter Tiger (company designation EC 665) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. In Germany it is known as the Tiger; in France and Spain it is called the Tigre.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 13 m42.651 ft |
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| Length | 14.8 m48.556 ft |
| Height | 3.83 m12.566 ft |
| Powerplant | 2 x Rolls-Royce/Turboméca/MTU MTR390 turboshafts, 873 kW (1,170 shp) each. |
| Engine model | MTR390 |
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 | 124 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | 2200 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 61006,100 kg 6.1 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL110 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 690690 nm 1,277,880 m 1,277.88 km 4,192,519.688 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving TIGR
None on SKYbrary