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Airbus H145
Airbus Helicopters · Utility / Transport Helicopter · Europe · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Airbus Helicopters H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. Originally designated as the BK 117, the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the combined Eurocopter line-up in 1992 with the merger of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's helicopter division of Daimler-Benz into Eurocopter. The helicopter was initially named EC145; an updated version, EC145 T2, was renamed H145 in 2015. The helicopter was significantly updated in the 2020s with a fenestron replacing the traditional tail rotor, followed later by a 5-blade main rotor head.
Specifications
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Sub-Category
- Utility/Transport
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Europe
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Co-Manufacturer
- MBB
- Operator
- Europe/export
- Primary Role
- Utility / Transport Helicopter
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1983
- Produced
- 1500
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $8.0M
- Propulsion
- Turboprop
- Engine
- 2x Turbomeca Arriel 2E turboshafts
- Thrust / Power
- 1,600 shp total
- Launch
- VTOL
- Length (ft)
- 43.2
- Wingspan (ft)
- 36.1
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4032
- MTOW (lb)
- 8047
- Payload (lb)
- 3307
- Endurance (hr)
- 3
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 20000
- Range (mi)
- 400
- Max Speed (mph)
- 178
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.27