Sun, Feb 21, 2010
First Presentation Of EC175 In SAR Configuration
Eurocopter will be showing several of its successful products
and key examples of its R&D work at Heli-Expo in Houston,
demonstrating its innovative strength and continued effort to
increase the customer value of its helicopters.
EC175 First Flight
Eurocopter’s helicopter family is represented by a
SAR-configured, full-scale mock-up of the medium-class EC175, an
EC145, an EC135 P2i, an EC130 B4 and an AS350 B2.
EC175 is back in a new mission configuration The EC175 performed
its successful maiden flight on December 4, 2009, precisely four
years after the program was launched and on time. Flight tests
continue and are on track. A total of 114 have been pre-ordered by
14 customers to date. Type certifications by EASA (European
Aviation Safety Agency), FAA and TCAA for the EC175 are slated for
2011, with first deliveries scheduled for 2012. Eurocopter has
brought back to Heli-Expo the full-scale mock-up of the EC175,
reconfigured for SAR (Search-and-Rescue) missions.
The EC175 is equipped with a full
screen cockpit and a digital four-axis Automatic Flight Control
System (AFCS) linked to the flight management system (FMS) which
provides area navigation and automatic search patterns. The AFCS,
which is derived from the EC225, provides unrivalled help to the
crew throughout a SAR mission by providing automatic transitions
adapted to coastal environment, the most reactive and precise
automatic hover mode at sea or on shore, and unique automatic
management in case of an engine failure whether the aircraft is in
cruise flight or in hover mode.
Eurocopter’s EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
technology will be represented at Heli-Expo 2010 by an EC145 for
Children’s Mercy Hospital and an EC130 for Air Methods.
EC145
An AS350 B2 featuring Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
equipment will highlight this helicopter’s mission
versatility. The single-engine workhorse exhibited at Heli-Expo is
from Canada’s Slave Lake Helicopters, which provides services
that range from tree planting and forestry duties to firefighting
and oil industry support. The AS350 AStar is one of the
world’s best-selling helicopters, operating around the world
for utility work, law enforcement, search and rescue,
corporate/VIP, and air medical flights.
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