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mbb bk117

1979        


Model History:

The BK.117 is a twin-engined medium utility–transport helicopter jointly developed between Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany and Kawasaki of Japan.

It first flew on June 13, 1979 and was in production until 2004 after 443 aircraft built when it was replaced by the EC.145

c/n 1... : Kawasaki Bk.117
c/n 7000 to 7253 : built by MBB (listed here)
c/n 7500 to 7554 : Eurocopter Bk.117
c/n 9... : Eurocopter EC.145




Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    KHI bk117     1979
    BK117A-1     1982 Powered by two Lycoming LTS 101-650B-1 engines.
    BK117A-3     1985
    BK117A-4     1986
    BK117B-1     1987 Powered by two LTS 101-750B-1 engines
    BK117B-2     1989
    BK117B-3     1990
    EC bk117     1991 MBB became part of Eurocopter in mid 1991. Airframes are listed here it was succeeded by the EC.145


Organisations / Units with this Model:

From Del'd Rotary wing aircraft units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1983/now 9 guardia civil
1984/now DRF Luftrettung
1989/now Landespolizei
1989/now     NRWDortmund-Wickede 1966/now
Dusseldorf 1962/now
1990/11 3 fuerza aerea de chile     BK117B-1
1990/now 2 Carabineros de Chile
1991/92 1 Canadian Armed Forces
1994/now 9 Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag
1994/now     15 squadronAFB Durban 1981/now
?
ADAC Luftrettung GmbH
?
EastCare
?
Elliniki Pyrosvestiki Ypiresia




Construction Numbers on database of bk117 or its versions
8BK117A-1
14BK117A-3
5BK117A-4
12BK117B-1
11BK117B-2
1BK117B-3

21private owner/unknown
1Australian Helicopters
1Canadian Armed Forces
1Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
3Carabineros de Chile         - Chilean Gendarmerie
3fuerza aerea de chile         - chilean air force
1Armada de la Republica de Colombia         - Colombian Navy
2ADAC Luftrettung GmbH         - adac air rescue Ltd.
5DRF Luftrettung         - German air rescue
1HDM Flugservice
1Helicopter Travel Munich
3Landespolizei         - German Local Police
9MBB         - Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm
9guardia civil         - spanish military police
1Lesotho Defence force air wing
2Transportes Aereos Pegaso SA
2HeliLink
1heliflyg
1SOS Helikoptern
1Air Methods
1CFS Air Llc
2EastCare
1Metro Aviation Inc
1PHI Inc
1Suffolk County NY Police Department
10Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag         - South African Air Force


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NBuilt asYearHistory
    1022     bk117a4 HeliLink ZK-HHV : conv Bk.117B2; ex JA9922; to 5Y-EXH
    1070     bk117b1 HeliLink ZK-HLF : Helilink; conv Bk.117B2; ex JA6642, ZK-HZJ
    7006     bk117a1 N39184 : MBB Corp; to HK-3081P
Armada de la Republica de Colombia ARC218 : Colombia Navy d/d Dec.05; conv A-3; ex HK-3081P
    7007     bk117b2 1983 D-HBKI : from 1983 toward 1989
F-GMBB : from 1989 toward 2000
D-HMBB : from 2000 toward 2000 (Eurocopter)
D-HBUR : from 2005
    7009     bk117a1 ADAC Luftrettung GmbH D-HBKK : ADAC; oct11 type:B-2 Christoph 22
    7029     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-01 : 09-201
    7034     bk117a1 MBB D-HBMI : MBB toward ZS-HMP
ZS-HMP Ciskei Defence Force : CDF ex D-HBMI toward 386
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 386 : SAAF. ex D-HBMI
    7036     bk117a1 MBB D-HMBK : MBB toward USA serial unk.
N128HH Life Star : Hardford Hospital ex unk. toward N485UH
EastCare N485UH : EastCare type:BK117A-4 ex N128HH
    7046     bk117a1 MBB D-HBMU : MBB toward ZS-HNC
ZS-HNC Ciskei Defence Force : CDF ex D-HBMU toward 385
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 385 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex D-HBMU
    7048     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-02 : 09-202
    7049     bk117a3 MBB D-HBMX : MBB toward VDF-010
VDF-010 Venda Defence Force : VDF ex D-HBMX toward 380
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 380 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex D-HBMX
    7050     bk117a1 MBB D-HBMY : MBB cnvt. to type:BK117A-3 toward C-GMCL
C-GMCL ALC Airlift Canada Inc. : from Sep85 ex D-HBMY toward N507AL
N507AL ? : from Mar91 ex C-GMCL toward N401PH
PHI Inc N401PH : PHI from May93 ex N507AL toward N911WJ
N911WJ Martin County Fire Rescue : Martin County Fire Rescue from Aug98 ex N401PH w/o 16Dec03
    7053     bk117a1 MBB D-HBNA : MBB toward ZS-HND
ZS-HND Ciskei Defence Force : CDF ex D-HBNA toward 384
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 384 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex D-HBNA
    7054     bk117a1 Lesotho Defence force air wing LDF-27 : MBB BK117A-1, cn 7054, ff:?; del Germany as D-D-HBNB, unk; del Lesotho Defence Force Air Wing as LDF-27, 27apr85; to South Africa as ZS-HRP, may86; to US as N8765J, 04jan94.
    7055     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-03 : 09-203
    7066     bk117a3 ZS-HRJ Transkei Defence Force : TDF toward 383
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 383 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex ZS-HRJ. w/o mar03
    7075     bk117a3 MBB D-HBNW : MBB toward VDF-020
VDF-020 Venda Defence Force : VDF ex D-HBNW toward 381
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 381 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex D-HBNW
    7076     bk117a3 ZS-HRR Transkei Defence Force : TFD toward 382
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 382 : SAAF. ex ZS-HRR
    7087     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-06 : 09-231. ex EC-EEY
    7106     bk117a3 1986 MBB D-HBCA : MBB toward C-FIOM
C-FIOM MBB Helicopter Canada : from Jul90 to Jan91 type cnvt. to A3D ex D-HBCA toward 143106
Canadian Armed Forces 143106 : Canada Armed forces CH-143 serial 143106 test program; returned to MBB
C-FIOM Eurocopter Canada : from Apr92 to May92 ex 143106 toward SE-JBK
heliflyg SE-JBK : Heliflyg HEMS type:A4D from May92 to Apr93 ex C-FIOM toward C-FIOM
C-FIOM Eurocopter Canada : from Apr93 to Jun93 ex SE-JBK toward new owner STARS
Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society C-FIOM : STARS from Jun93
    7114     bk117a4 Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 389 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex PT-HJD. w/o 20aug03
    7116     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-07 : 09-232. ex EC-EFA
    7117     bk117a3 ZS-HRV : toward T250
T250 Bophutatswana Defence Force : BDF ex ZS-HRV toward 387
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 387 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex ZS-HRV
    7118     bk117a3 ZS-HRW : toward T260
T260 Bophuthatswana Defence Force : BDF ex ZS-HRW toward 388
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag 388 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex T260
    7119     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-08 : 09-233. ex EC-EFB
    7121     bk117a3 guardia civil HU.22-09 : 09-234. ex EC-EFD
    7123     bk117a4 1987 Metro Aviation Inc N117CH : Metro Aviation; Children Healthcare of Atlanta
    7129     bk117a4 MBB D-HBCX : MBB toward N9022E
N9022E . : ex D-HBCX toward N586BH
EastCare N586BH : EastCare re-registered to N485UM
EastCare N485UM : EastCare
    7130     bk117a4 1988 Suffolk County NY Police Department N3PD : Suffolk County Police 1990s; to N880SL
N880SL Air Methods Corp : conv BK.117B2; ex N3PD
    7131     bk117b2 1997 Transportes Aereos Pegaso SA XA-THK : Pegaso; ops.offshore in gulf of Mexico 9 pax
    7141     bk117b1 Air Methods N124AM : Air Methods; to N155SC
    7185     bk117b2 DRF Luftrettung D-HIMB : DRF Notarzt from 1996? original built as BK117B-1
DRF Luftrettung D-HIMB : 10oct10 pictured at Freiburg (Christoph 54)
    7186     bk117b1 SOS Helikoptern SE-JUL : SOS Helikoptern; to VH-VSA
Australian Helicopters VH-VSA : Australian Helicopters; conv b-2
    7194     bk117b1 fuerza aerea de chile H-32 : fach d/d 1990; ex N117BK
    7197     bk117b1 fuerza aerea de chile H-33 : fach d/d 1998. ex CC-DAE
Carabineros de Chile C-02 : Carabineros; 2011 Base El Tepual Puerto Montt; ex FACH H-33
    7200     bk117b2 1989 Landespolizei D-HNWK : Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1989
    7203     bk117b1 1989 D-HIMT : Air rescue 118, 1993 cnvt. to type:B-2 toward D-HEMS
ADAC Luftrettung GmbH D-HEMS : ADAC from 2003 ex D-HIMT; 2011 Christoph 32
    7204     bk117b1 1989 DRF Luftrettung D-HIMU : DRF in 1993?? cnvt. to BK117B-2 w/o 14 December 2005.
HDM Flugservice D-HIMU : HDM Flugservice operated for DRF
    7209     bk117b1 fuerza aerea de chile H-31 : fach d/d 1990; w/o 26apr91; rebuilt; to CC-CIW
Carabineros de Chile C-10 : Carabineros; ex fach H-31
    7212     bk117b1 1989 Landespolizei D-HNWL : Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen; oct11 type:B-2 Hummel 5
    7213     bk117b1 VH-BKZ : Ambulance NSW Child flight, Westmead Australia
    7220     bk117b2 1989 DRF Luftrettung D-HBBB : CHRISTOPH-51. w/o 28sep05 crashed into mountain near Weilheim Teck, Germany
    7221     bk117b3 guardia civil HU.22-04 : 09-204
    7236     bk117b2 Carabineros de Chile C-20 : Carabineros
    7238     bk117b1 1991 N440HH : Memorial Hermann Hospital 2000; conv bk.117b-2; ex N132AE
CFS Air Llc N238BK : CFS Air; ex N440HH; to Native Air; 22jan12 pictured as Native 20 at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix, AZ
    7239     bk117b1 guardia civil HU.22-05 : 09-205. w/o 10apr96
    7244     bk117b2 DRF Luftrettung D-HECE : DRF; Medevac
DRF Luftrettung I-HECE : DRF Christoph 26 pictured on 2006
    7245     bk117b2 1993 OY-HLT : Falck Denmark; ex D-HSSS
    7247     bk117b2 Landespolizei D-HBWF : Polizei Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart 1993-2001; to D-HEOE
Helicopter Travel Munich D-HEOE : HTM 2001-; ex D-HBWF
    7251     bk117b2 DRF Luftrettung I-HBHC : DRF team; to D-HJJJ
DRF Luftrettung D-HJJJ : DRF Luftrettung; ex I-HBHC
    7252     bk117b2 Transportes Aereos Pegaso SA XA-THM : Pegaso; to Peru
OB-1966-P :
    51 C/N found.




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