An EC135T2 used by the National Police Air Service for England & Wales
Role
Light utility helicopter
Type of aircraft
National origin
Multinational
Manufacturer
Airbus Helicopters (Since 2014) Eurocopter
First flight
15 February 1994
Introduction
1996
Status
In service
Produced
1995–present
Number built
1400 (Sep. 2020)[1]
Developed from
MBB Bo 105
Variants
Eurocopter EC635
The Airbus Helicopters H135, is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters, formerly known as Eurocopter. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS). First flying in February 1994, it entered service in 1996. 1,400 have been delivered up to September 2020, to 300 operators in 60 countries, accumulating over 5 million flight hours. It is mainly used for air medical transport (medevac), corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind support, and military flight training. Half of them are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The H135M, certified under the name Eurocopter EC635, is a military variant, so the overall design is known as the Airbus Helicopters H135 and the military version, as the Airbus Helicopters H135M. The EC135/H135 is a development of the older Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) Bo 105.
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