Eurocopter EC635

what is it?

The Airbus Helicopters H135M (formerly Eurocopter EC635) is a multi-purpose light helicopter developed by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) as a military version of the Airbus Helicopters H135. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 8 people, including the pilot, and a range of military equipment or armaments. The helicopter is marketed for troop transport, medical evacuation, cargo transport, reconnaissance and surveillance and armed combat support missions.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 10.2 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 259 km/htop speed
• range 650 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 8passengers
• size 2,900 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 25 years ago, in 2001.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

2001-03

introduced

1998

status

in production

number built

—

role

light utility military helicopter

origin

Multinational

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2

crew

1

passengers

8

length

10.2 m

rotor diameter

10.2 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

2,900 kg

top speed

259 km/h

cruise speed

254 km/h

range

650 km

ceiling

6,095 m

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