Eurocopter EC725

what is it?

The Airbus Helicopters H225M (formerly Eurocopter EC725 Caracal), is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Airbus Helicopters AS532 Cougar. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 28 seated troops along with two crew, depending on configuration. The helicopter is marketed for troop transport, casualty evacuation, and combat search and rescue duties.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 16.2 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 324 km/htop speed
• range 920 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 28passengers
• size 11.2 tmax take-off weight
• built 350made in total

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 26 years ago, in 2000.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 16.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

2000-11-27

introduced

2005

status

still flying

number built

350

role

tactical transport helicopter/armed helicopter

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

2× Turboméca Makila 2A1

crew

1

passengers

28

length

19.5 m

rotor diameter

16.2 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

11.2 t

top speed

324 km/h

cruise speed

262 km/h

range

920 km

ceiling

6,095 m

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