The Airbus Helicopters H160 is a medium utility helicopter developed by Airbus Helicopters. It is intended to replace the AS365 and EC155 models in the firm's lineup.
The H160 is one of the world’s most technologically advanced helicopters, designed and built to deliver the highest levels of operational safety while providing unmatched comfort for rotorcraft in its class.
The H160 is the first helicopter to feature the Blue Edge five-bladed main rotor. This incorporates a double-swept shape that reduces the noise generation of blade-vortex interactions (BVI), a phenomenon which occurs when the blade impacts a vortex created at its tip, resulting in a 3–4 dB noise reduction and raising the effective payload by 100 kg (220 lb) compared with a scaled Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin rotor design.
Aerodynamic innovations include a biplane tailplane stabiliser for greater low speed stability, and a quieter canted fenestron which combined produce an extra 80 kg of lift. The H160 is the first civilian helicopter to utilise a canted fenestron anti-torque tail rotor. The H160 is powered by two Turbomeca Arrano turboshaft engines.
General characteristics
Crew: 1/2
Capacity: 12
Length: 13.96m (45 ft 10 in)
Width: 3.54m (11 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.91m (16 ft 1 in)
Empty weight: 4,050 kg (8,929 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,050 kg (13,338 lb)
Useful load: up to 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Safran Arrano 1A turboshaft engines, 955 kW (1,280 shp) each
Crew: 1/2
Capacity: 12
Length: 13.96m (45 ft 10 in)
Width: 3.54m (11 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.91m (16 ft 1 in)
Empty weight: 4,050 kg (8,929 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,050 kg (13,338 lb)
Useful load: up to 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Safran Arrano 1A turboshaft engines, 955 kW (1,280 shp) each
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