Eurocopter EC155

what is it?

The Airbus Helicopters H155 (formerly Eurocopter EC155) is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter from its Dauphin family for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passengers along with 1 or 2 crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for passenger transport, offshore support, VIP corporate transport and casualty transport duties.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 12.6 m main rotor

base stats

• range 857 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 13passengers
• size 4,920 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🚗Rotor of 12.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1997-06-17

introduced

1999

status

still flying

number built

—

role

passenger transport helicopter

origin

Multinational

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

2× Turbomeca Arriel 2C2

crew

1

passengers

13

length

14.3 m

rotor diameter

12.6 m

height

4.4 m

max take-off weight

4,920 kg

top speed

—

range

857 km

ceiling

4,572 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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