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Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
Multinational ·first flew 2006· light utility military helicopter
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. UH-72 Lakota1: United States Army· Public domain
- 2. 121st Medical Company fly UH-72A Lakota helicopters: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy/Released· Public domain
- 3. 2916th BN UH72 Lakota: Locoscoutla· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. A U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota helicopter with the Colorado Army National Guard prepares to take off after refueling during firefighting efforts in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013 130614-F-ZJ145-900: Michael Kaplan· Public domain
- 5. Arrival of first UH-72 Bravo Lakota Helicopter to South Carolina Army National Guard (52677095500): SC National Guard· Public domain
- 6. Arrival of first UH-72 Bravo Lakota Helicopter to South Carolina Army National Guard (52677156013): SC National Guard· Public domain
- 7. Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota (EC-145) US Army 12-72224: Curimedia· CC BY 2.0
- 8. First Two Army National Guard UH-72A Lakotas 9 June 2008, Mississippi: U.S. Army· Public domain
- 9. Two UH-72As: Skuzbucket· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. UH-72 Volk field: Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp· Public domain
what is it?
The Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. It is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145, Airbus Helicopters, Inc., a division of the Airbus Group. Since their introduction in 2006, several hundred of various types have entered service by the 2020s.
How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 11 m main rotor
base stats
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 20 years ago, in 2006.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Rotor of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2006
- introduced
- 2007
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 463
- role
- light utility military helicopter
- origin
- Multinational
- makers
- Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Group, Inc.
- engines
- 2× Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 9
- length
- 13 m
- rotor diameter
- 11 m
- height
- 3.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,585 kg
- top speed
- 268 km/h
- cruise speed
- 246 km/h
- range
- 685 km
- ceiling
- 4,018 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q976985, Wikipedia: Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.