Airbus Helicopters H135 (Eurocopter EC135 T2+) | Landing

 🌍 Nancy- Essey airport (ENC/LFSN) 

The H135 is one of Airbus' most successful light aircraft. With over 1400 already in service, and more to be build, it is widely used for medical / rescue, police, VIP, ... missions.

Capacity: up to seven passengers and one pilot or 1,455 kg (3,208 lb) payload

Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)

Height: 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)

Empty weight: 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)

Max takeoff weight: 2,910 kg (6,415 lb) for EC135P2+/T2+ and 2,980 kg (6,570 lbs) for the H135

Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 turboshaft engines

or 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshaft engines

Main rotor diameter: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)

Performance :

Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)

Range: 635 km (395 mi, 343 nmi)

Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)

The Eurocopter EC135 (now Airbus Helicopters H135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly known as Eurocopter). It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS). First flying on 15 February 1994, it entered service in 1996 and 1,400 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 them are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The H135M, certified under the name Eurocopter EC635, is a military variant.