Eurocopter Tiger

what is it?

The Eurocopter EC665 Tiger, is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter, which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective helicopter divisions. Airbus Helicopters designates it as the EC665.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 13 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 290 km/htop speed
• size 6,600 kgmax take-off weight
• built 206made 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 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 13 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1991-04-27

introduced

2003

status

still flying

number built

206

role

attack helicopter, anti-tank helicopter

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Helicopters

engines

2× MTR390-E

crew

2

length

13.9 m

rotor diameter

13 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

6,600 kg

top speed

290 km/h

cruise speed

271 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,000 m

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