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The Airbus Helicopters H145 (formerly Eurocopter EC145) 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.
Initially marketed as the UH-145, the helicopter was selected as the winner of the United States Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program on 30 June 2006. In October 2006, American Eurocopter was awarded a production contract for 345 aircraft to replace the aging Bell UH-1H/V Iroquois and Bell OH-58A/C Kiowa helicopters in the US Army and ...
The Airbus Helicopters H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS).
Original – Swiss rescue helicopter in action. Model BK 117-C2 (EC-145) of Rega with registration "HB-ZRE". Reason It is already a Featured Picture on Commons, and German and Spanish Wikipedia. Its prominent usage in English Wikipedia articles makes it deserve English Wikipedia FP status too (I don't know why it isn't yet).
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BK 117 in 2018 In service as an air ambulance, 2008. During 1983, the initial production version, designated as the BK 117A-1 was first delivered. [5] Improved variants were quickly developed; in early 1985, the BK 117A-3, featuring an increased maximum takeoff weight and an enlarged tail rotor with twisted airfoils, was certified; two years later, the BK 117A-4, equipped with LTS 101-750B-1 ...
6 EC145 and BK117 are the same helicopter type... 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Eurocopter EC145/Archive 1. Add languages.
Since 2020, the Med Flight fleet consists of two Airbus EC 145 helicopters and one EC 135 helicopters operated by Metro Aviation. [5] In 2014, the Med Flight fleet included two Eurocopter EC 135 helicopters, N911UW [6] and N435UW. [7] N435UW [8] replaced N135UW, [9] which was destroyed in a fatal crash on May 10, 2008.