A Eurocopter EC175 displays at the Farnborough International Airshow trade days in an attempt to gain sales for the new aircraft
A Eurocopter EC175 helicopter displaying at the Farnborough International Airshow trade days. The Eurocopter EC175 (also Avicopter Z-15) is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter being developed by Eurocopter and AVIC. Formally launched at Heli-Expo in Houston on 24 February 2008, the EC175 was due to be certified in 2011, with Eurocopter aiming to sell approximately 800 to 1,000 EC175s over 20 years. A development contract for the EC175 was signed on 5 December 2005, with Preliminary Design Review (PDR) completed on 5 December 2006 and Critical Design Review (CDR) completed on 5 December 2007. Development of the EC175 is expected to cost €600 EC175 is being developed through close cooperation with existing operators, through a customer advisory team (CAT) approach. During the EC175's formal unveiling at Heli-Expo 2008, Eurocopter booked a total of 111 purchase options from 13 customers, including launch customers Bristow Helicopters and the VIH Aviation the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2008, a letter of intent for 5 Z-15s was signed between HAIG and Chinese domestic general-purpose aviation company Longken General Aviation Cooperation. First flown on the 4 December 2009,the prototype had its official maiden flight on 17 December 2009 in Marignane, with the EASA will take place in 2013, with initial deliveries in 2013. An initial assembly line for the EC175 is expected to be established at Eurocopter's Marignane plant, with a second Eurocopter assembly line to follow three or four years later
Size: 4250px × 2816px
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Avpics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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