Airbus Helicopters EC175
France France Germany Germany People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Eurocopter
- Harbin Aviation Industry
The multi-purpose helicopter EC175 is a joint development of the German - French group Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter ) and the Chinese Harbin Aviation Industry Group, the Chinese name is HAI Z- 15th The helicopter was facing the future range of applications - flights over open sea in the first place - designed and is therefore particularly suitable for the requirements of passenger transport the oil and gas industry on oil platforms as well as search and rescue flights.
History
The development was officially launched in December 2005 during a visit of Chinese Prime Minister in France, where even with a visit of the French President in 2004, such arrangements have been made. The construction was completed in late 2007 and early 2008, a model presented to the public. To date there are 114 orders. The first of the hull structures that are produced in Harbin Aviation Industries of China, was completed on November 15, 2008, the final assembly will take place at Eurocopter in France.
The first flight took place on 4 December 2009 with registration F- WWPB, with the last two letters " PB " stand for the test driver Patrick Bremond. On 17 December 2009 was followed in the Eurocopter factory in Marignane, France, the official premiere and the first flight to an audience. The European EASA certification ( according to CS- 29) for 2013 and provided delivery in late 2013. The 45- minute test flight of a second prototype was on December 18, 2010. The first EC175 (F- WMXB ) the production version had its first flight in the first week of December 2012 and for effected delivery to the first customer in September 2013.
Technology
The model is based in the 7 -ton weight class between the AS365 Dauphin and EC155 AS332 and / EC225 Super Puma. The EC175 can accommodate at one seating with five rows of seats up to 16 passengers. She is powered by two turboshaft engines Pratt & Whitney PT6C - 67E with fully automatic digital engine power control. It has a five-petalled Spheriflex main rotor and a conventional three-blade tail rotor. Top speed is about 280 km / h as indicated range about 750 km. The four underground tanks with a total of about 2,000 liters optional two 250 -liter auxiliary tanks can be installed. The helicopter has been developed by Eurocopter " Helionix " glass cockpit with four 15 x 20 cm big screens and an automatic four-axis flight control system. For safety, it is equipped with inflatable floats that will keep him in an emergency to a swell of thickness 6 buoyant. In addition, the eight large windows can be blown out in an emergency evacuation, and the main gear works even with complete loss of oil for at least 30 minutes. Another special feature of the left engine uncoupled and can be used on the ground and auxiliary power unit (APU ).
Other features include liferafts, a helicopter -terrain Notice and warning system (English HTAWS ), a usage and condition monitoring system ( HUMS engl. ), a winch for cargo and a high-performance air conditioning.