Helicopters

AgustaWestland AW101 Medium-Lift,
AgustaWestland AW101 (previously the EH101) medium-lift helicopter has been developed to be a multi-role rotary-wing platform.	Technical drawing of the AW101 helicopter: side elevation showing dimensions.	Technical drawing of the AW101 helicopter: plan view showing dimensions and rotor sweep.
An AW101 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.	A Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue AW101 Cormorant.	A Royal Navy AW101 winching aboard a 'victim' from a RNLI lifeboat.
The AW101 search and rescue model.	The AW101 Heliliner passenger carrying model has a capacity of 30 seats.

AgustaWestland AW109 Power
AW109 Power in service with the Milan Police Force, leased to them by Avianord.	Over 300 AW109 Power helicopters have been ordered.	The cabin can be quickly converted for an emergency medical evacuation role.
The armed MH-68, a dedicated version of the AW109 Power in service with the US Coastguard.	EMS version operated by Elilario Italia.	Law enforcement version in service with the Italian Carabinieri.
The AW109 Power entered service in 1997.	The AW109 Power in AA Air Ambulance colours.	The AW109K2 civil rescue helicopter used by the Swiss rescue service.
The AW109 Power is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW-206C or Turbomeca Arrius 2K1 engines.	AW109 Power VIP version.

AgustaWestland AW119 Koala
The AW119 Koala single turbine light helicopter.	The Koala, developed from the A109 twin-engine helicopter, can carry up to seven passengers.	The cockpit is equipped with a Honeywell Silver Crown avionics suite.
The Koala in service with the South-East Mississipi Air Ambulance team.	The helicopter has a maximum cruise speed of over 260km/h and range of more than 650km.	The Koala has fixed skid landing gear. Snow skids and emergency floats can also be fitted.
AW119 Koala of Horsham Valley Airways of Pennsylvania.	The main rotor head is constructed of titanium with composite blade grips and elastomeric bearings.

AgustaWestland AW139,
The AW139 (formerly known as the AB139) medium twin-turbine helicopter.	The AW139 made its maiden flight in 2001 and entered service in 2004.	The AirGreen AW139 helicopter in a search and rescue configuration was used at the Winter Olympics in 2006, held near Turin.
The air ambulance interior of the AW139. The AW139 has been selected by five governments in the air ambulance and search and rescue role.	The AW139 is available in both civil and military configurations and is capable of carrying up to 15 passengers or 2,500kg (5,500lbs) useful load.	The cockpit of the AW139.
Interior of the AB139 in transport role.	Impression of the US139 offered for the US Army's light utility helicopter requirement.	The AW139 has a maximum cruise speed of 290km/h and a maximum range (without reserves) of 750km.
A configuration of the interior of the AW139 for VIP transport.

AgustaWestland Grand Intermediate Twin-Turbine
AgustaWestland's new light twin turbine helicopter, the Grand, was unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2004.	Firm orders have been received for more than 70 Grand helicopters.	The Grand entered service in July 2005.
The Grand is powered by two PW207C turboshaft engines fitted with FADEC, each rated at 466kW maximum continuous power.	The new main and tail rotor systems give very low external noise, well below the new ICAO limits.	The spacious cabin allows several layouts, including VIP and corporate, Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Search And Rescue (SAR) and offshore transport.
The Grand is a stretched derivative of the AgustaWestland A109 light helicopter.

Bell / Agusta Bell 412 – Medium Transport Helicopter,
The 412 helicopter is manufactured by Bell Helicopters and also by AgustaWestland under licence.	The 412 in use as an air ambulance by Erlanger Life Force of Tennessee.	The AB412 cockpit, with four liquid-crystal displays.
One internal configuration of the AB412.	The 412 on a fire-fighting mission using a 'bambi bucket' to drop water.	The AB412 is in service with the Italian police, the Carabinieri.
US Parks Police Service Bell 412 with personnel using rappel equipment.	AB412 in service with the Corpo Forestale Stato, the Italian Forestry Department.	412 helicopter on a utility mission for a client in the offshore industry.

Bell 206L LongRanger IV – Light Helicopter,,
The Bell 206L LongRanger IV light helicopter.	A Bell 206L-4 in service with the San Diego Police.	The Bell 206L being used for offshore operations.
The cabin has 1.52m double doors for easy loading of stretcher patients or large cargo.	A 206L in service with KUTV of Salt Lake City, Utah, used for newsgathering.	For corporate travel, the cabin can be configured with four club-style passenger seats.
The Bell 206L carries up to seven people and has a range up to 665km and cruise speed of 205km/h.	Bell's NodaMatic nodal beam transmission provides reduced cabin noise and vibration.

Bell 407
The Bell 407 entered service in 1996 and more than 600 are in operation worldwide.	The seven-seat helicopter has a range of 612km (330nm).	For emergency / air ambulance missions, the cabin accommodates one stretcher patient and medical attendants.
In August 2005, the United States Army selected a variant of the Bell 407 as its replacement Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH).	The law-enforcement version of the Bell 407 is equipped with bubble windows, searchlights and a FLIR.	The Bell 407 is powered by a Rolls-Royce 250-C47B turboshaft engine with FADEC, providing up to 606kW take-off power.
The four-bladed, all-composite main rotor is installed with a soft-mount pylon isolation system, providing quiet and comfortable flight.

Bell 429 Light Twin Helicopter,
The Bell 429 light twin helicopter.	Features of the Bell 429 include a wide, 200ft³ cabin to seat up to seven passengers.	Construction of the Bell 429 cabin.
The helicopter has tubular skid landing gear but wheeled landing gear will be available as an option.	The maximum cruise speed will be 265km/h with an internal fuel range of 645km.	The Bell 429 employs new technologies developed under Bell's MAPL program.

Bell 430 Twin-Engined, Nine-Seat Helicopter
The Bell 430 entered service in 1996 and over 120 are in operation.	The Bell 430 four-bladed, twin-engined, nine-seat helicopter being used in a corporate service role.	The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) version has space for one or two pivoting stretchers plus three or four seats for seated casualties and medical attendants.
The law enforcement configuration of the Bell 430 has a capacity of up to 11 seats or a 3,975lb load.	The two Rolls-Royce 250-C40B turboshaft engines are each rated at 584kW take-off power.	The Bell 430 EMS is available with skid or wheeled landing gear.
The Bell 430 is capable of speeds up to 257km/h.

Bell Agusta BA609
The Bell Agusta BA609 tiltrotor helicopter.	The BA609 civil tiltrotor took its first flight in March 2003.	The tiltrotor combines the speed and comfort and of a turboprop with the convenience of a helicopter.
The tiltrotor's first taxi flight.	The BA609 has a two-person crew and can carry up to nine passengers.	The BA609 can perform a variety of missions - corporate transport, offshore utility, coast guard, emergency medical services and search and rescue.
The BA609 benefits from technology developed for the US Army and Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor programme.

Eurocopter EC 120 Colibri Hummingbird,
The EC 120 light, single-engined helicopter can accommodate four passengers.	The EC 120 has been jointly developed by Eurocopter, CATIC of China and Singapore Technologies.	Noise level for the EC 120 is 6.6dB below the ICAO standard.
The EC 120 Colibri, or Hummingbird, entered service in 1998.	The helicopter's Vehicle & Engine Multifunction Display (VEMD) shows the pilot the main engine and vehicle parameters.	The EC 120 is powered by a Turbomeca TM 319 Arrius 2F engine, rated at 335kW and fitted with FADEC.
The helicopter has a cruise speed of 226km/h.	The fenestron tail rotor has eight asymmetric composite blades.	Range with standard fuel is 730km.

Eurocopter EC 130
The single-engine EC 130 B4 is the latest member of Eurocopter's Ecureuil family of helicopters.	The EC 130 complies with all new noise reduction regulations, including US 'Grand Canyon National Park' standard.	Eurocopter's Fenestron shrouded tail rotor substantially reduces the helicopter's noise levels.
The EC 130 features a larger canopy with increased cabin visibility.	The EC 130 entered service in June 2001.	The helicopter can seat six or seven passengers and has a range of 640km and cruise speed of 235km/h.
The EC 130 has dual-channel FADEC plus a third independent channel for engine control.	The Turbomeca Arriel 2B engine provides 847shp take-off power.

Eurocopter EC 135
The EC 135 twin-engined helicopter, shown here in service with the German Air Rescue.	The EMS version in operation with LIFESTAR of Northwest Texas.	The EC 135 can be fitted with a choice of mission systems for law enforcement.
The cockpit of the EC 135.	Over 250 EC 135 helicopters have been delivered since it entered service in 1996.	EC 135 in the fleet of OAMTC air ambulance service of Innsbruck, Austria.
The EC 135 can carry two stretcher patients and up to three medical attendants.	The EC 135 is offered with either Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 or Pratt and Whitney Canada PW206B2 engines.	Over 90 EC 135 are being used in air rescue operations worldwide.

Eurocopter EC 145
The EC 145 multi-role helicopter has been jointly developed by Eurocopter and Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan.	Launch customer for the EC 145 is the Sécurité Civile, the French civil defence and emergency preparedness organisation.	Easy cabin access from all sides make the EC 145 well suited for emergency services (EMS) applications.
The helicopter is fitted with an all glass Thales Avionics Meghas avionics suite.	The cabin can be configured for eight passengers in a standard 3+2+3 arrangement or up to 11 passengers for high-density operations.	The first helicopter was delivered to the Sécurité Civile in April 2002.
The EC 145 has increased take-off weight and cabin volume, compared to the BK 117 C-1, its predecessor.	The helicopter has two Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshaft engines.

Eurocopter EC 155
Eurocopter EC155 medium-lift multi-role utility helicopter.	Dimensions diagram of the Eurocopter EC 155 helicopter.	The view from the EC 155 helicopter cockpit.
The launch of Eurocopter's EC 155 model medium-lift twin engine helicopter.	The Eurocopter EC 155 helicopter in flight. The Fenestron type tail rotor helps reduce both vibration and noise.

Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma Mark II Multirole and
The EC 225 civil multi-role and offshore support helicopter.	The EC 225 is part of the Super Puma and Cougar Mk II family of helicopters.	The helicopter is robustly built for paramilitary, rescue and offshore oil industry operation.
The EC 225 can accommodate two crew and up to 25 passengers.	The cabin can be laid out in a business class arrangement or luxuriously furnished for VIP transportation.	The military version of the EC 225, the EC 725 is in production for the French Air Force.
The EC 225's fast cruise speed is 278km/h and it has a maximum range of 987km.

Hawk 4
The Hawk 4 is a gyroplane.	The Hawk 4 is powered by a 420 shp Rolls-Royce Model 250 series gas turbine engine.	The turbine powered Hawk 4's first experimental flight was on 7 July 2000.
The original Hawk 4 used a piston engine, but a turbine was found to be more effective.

Kaman K-1200 K-MAX
K-MAX can deliver day or night, having recently received FAA certification to operate under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) conditions.	ROTEX AG, based in Liechentenstein, used its Kaman K-MAX to assemble a large construction crane in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 8,000ft.	In Bolivia, a Kaman K-MAX helicopter was used to construct a drilling rig and support oil drilling operations.
The effectiveness of Kaman's K-MAX in ship replenishment at sea was demonstrated in two VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment) programs for the US Navy's Military Sealift Command.

Kamov
The Kamov Ka-32A multi-role helicopter.	Special variants have also been built: the Ka-32A1 and Ka-32A11BC for fire-fighting and the Ka-32A2 for airborne police operations.	One of the Ka-32's main roles is as a flying crane for building construction.
Ka-32 being used for fire-fighting. It has an external water tank with a 5,000-litre capacity.	The helicopter is in service with Vancouver Island Helicopters of Canada, for logging operations.	The co-axial contra-rotating rotors allow very controlled flight, allowing the precise placement of heavy loads for construction.
The coaxial rotor has two three-bladed all-composite rotors. which can be folded for compact storage.	The helicopter can transport bulky cargo up to 5t, carried on an external sling.

Kamov Ka-226 Sergei
The Ka-226 Sergei light multipurpose helicopter is in service with the Russian Emergency Ministry and departments of the Moscow City Government.	With the pod detached, the helicopter chassis can be fitted with, for example, surveillance equipment, agricultural hopper and spraybar or cargo net / cable for a slung load.	The Ka-226 design features the characteristic Kamov co-axial contra-rotating rotor and absence of a tail rotor.
Air ambulance, police helicopter, fire fighting and rescue variants have been developed.	The main 770-litre fuel tanks provide a flight endurance of 4.24hr, increased to 6.45hr with the 320-litre auxiliary tanks.	The Ka-226 has a dynamic ceiling of 5,000m and static ceiling of 2,000m, an advantage when working from bases at altitudes high above sea level and in mountainous terrain.

MD Helicopters MD 500E / 530F
The MD500E light helicopter, in service with the Mesa Police Department of Arizona.	The MD500E over the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.	The MD 500 fitted with a "bambi bucket" for firefighting.
The helicopter has a maximum cruise speed of 245km/hr and a range of 430km.	The high set tailplane and end fins give the helicopter flight stability at high and low speeds and in sharp manoeuvres.	MD 500 water drop with the Mesa Police Department.
The MD500E helicopter is powered by a single Rolls Royce 250-C20 turboshaft engine, providing 280kW take-off power.	The cabin can accommodate up to six passengers.

MD Helicopters MD Explorer
The MD Explorer twin-engined light helicopter.	Instead of a tail rotor, the MD Explorer is equipped with the NOTAR anti-torque system.	The MD Explorer is in service with law enforcement agencies and emergency services around the world. Shown here with the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Service of the UK.
MD Explorers are used by the National Parks Service of the USA.	The MH-90 Enforcer in service with the US Coast Guard is armed with an M240 7.62mm gun.	Life Flight of Boise, Idaho uses the MD Explorer to provide rapid air transport of patients in life-threatening situations.
The Explorer has received both FAA and JAA certification for single-pilot, Category A IFR operations.	The Explorer has a cruise speed of 248km/h and a range of 476km.

MD Helicopters MD600N Multi-Purpose
The MD600N multi-purpose light helicopter entered service in 1997.	The helicopter has a six-bladed main rotor and the distinctive NOTAR no tail rotor system.	The helicopter is very quiet and is suitable for noise-sensitive operations including law enforcement and corporate transport.
The MD600N is powered by a Rolls Royce 250-C47M turboshaft engine, which provides 447kW take-off power.	The cabin has a flat floor of just under 1.4m².	The helicopter can carry an internal payload of 907kg or 1,179kg for external payload operations.
In service with Kokosing Construction Co of Fredericktown, Ohio.	The cabin can accommodate up to five passengers in club style seats.	The cabin is equipped with bubble and sliding windows, particularly useful for newsgathering and surveillance.
MD600 in service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Mil Mi-38 Medium Transport Helicopter
The maiden flight of the Mi-38 took place in October 2004 with a 750km flight from Kazan to Moscow.	The Mi-38 is capable of fulfilling a variety of missions including utility, heavy lifting and VIP transport. It can fit up to 30 passengers and has an internal payload of 5t and an external payload of 7t.	The cargo ramp of the Mi-38 configured for cargo transport.
The cockpit instrument panel of the Mi-38 prototype.	The Mi-38 medium transport helicopter can operate by day or night and in environments with temperatures from –60°C to +50°C.	In the Mi-38 VIP / passenger version, a ramp door is fitted.
The starboard sliding door of the Mi-38 cargo transport variant.

Schweizer Model 333
The Schweizer Model 333 helicopter is a light multi-role utility rotary wing aircraft.	Scale drawing diagrams of Schweizer's Model 333 light helicopter.	Cutaway diagram of the inner mechanical structure of the Model 333 helicopter from Schweizer Aircraft.
Model 333 light helicopter's cockpit seating arrangements.	The Model 333 utility helicopter's flight instrument panel.	View from the Model 333 helicopter cockpit.

Sikorsky S-92
Sikorsky S-92 Helibus medium-sized helicopter.	The S-92 is an international collaborative program involving Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.	The S-92 being assembled at Sikorsky Stratford plant.
The S-92 prototype during flight trials.	The S-92 Helibus will have the capacity to carry 22 passengers.	Sikorsky's full mock-up of the military version of the S-92 showing its air-to-air refueling probe.

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