Airbus Helicopters H175

what is it?

The Airbus Helicopters H175 (formerly Eurocopter EC175) is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352. Originally launched as the Eurocopter EC175 and the Harbin Z-15, it has been referred to as being a 'super-medium' helicopter.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 14.8 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 315 km/htop speed
• range 1,259 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 18passengers
• size 7,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made 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 17 years ago, in 2009.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 14.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,259 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

2009-12-17

introduced

2014

status

still flying

number built

12

role

medium utility helicopter

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E

crew

2

passengers

18

length

18.1 m

rotor diameter

14.8 m

height

5.3 m

max take-off weight

7,800 kg

top speed

315 km/h

cruise speed

300 km/h

range

1,259 km

ceiling

6,000 m

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