Eurocopter Fennec

what is it?

The Airbus Helicopters H125M Fennec (formerly Eurocopter AS550) and AS555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 series, they are named after the fennec fox. The armed versions of the AS550 and AS555 can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 10.7 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 246 km/htop speed
• range 648 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 4passengers
• size 2,250 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

• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

1990

status

still flying

number built

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role

light utility military helicopter

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

1× Turbomeca Arriel 2B

crew

2

passengers

4

length

10.9 m

rotor diameter

10.7 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

2,250 kg

top speed

246 km/h

range

648 km

ceiling

5,280 m

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