New in service for CHC - EC H175 6 Bladed rotary aircraft, based at Aberdeen Dyce airport.
The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. In China, the H175 is prouduced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China as the Avicopter AC352. Designed with the support of oil companies and helicopters operators, the H175 offers cost competitiveness, performance and new standards of safety and comfort. The H175 can operate at its full payload in 90% of oil and gas operations. It provides the best payload range-per-passenger/radius-of-action (RoA) in the medium-class helicopter category. In 2016, the H175 will be available with an extended maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 7,800 kilograms, offering an additional payload of 300 kilograms or an additional 40 nautical miles RoA. With 16 passengers aboard in an oil and gas configuration, it can fly to distances of 140 nautical miles RoA, increasing to nearly 200 nautical miles RoA when 12 passengers are carried, with no auxiliary fuel tank required. In a higher density configuration, it can carry as many as 18 passengers up to 105 nautical miles RoA.
Size: 4836px × 3652px
Location: Inverness Airport, Dalcross, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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