Twin engine variant of Ecureuil. Military variants known as AS555 Fennec 2.
For early airframes see Aerospatiale. From 2014 manufactured by Airbus
For early airframes see Aerospatiale. From 2014 manufactured by Airbus
AS355 Ecureuil 2 News |
BLR FastFin Approved for AS355 Helicopter in New Zealand
28-Feb-25 - BLR Aerospace, in partnership with Skywork Helicopters, has received New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval for its FastFin tailboom system on the Airbus AS355 twin-engine helicopter #FastFin
EASA Certification for Aero Design Racks and Baskets
10-Aug-19 - European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) extended certification for the Aero Design cargo baskets and bicycle racks for the AS350 helicopter to include the AS355 as well #BicycleRacks
Royal Malaysian Navy Fennec 19.000 Flight Hours
28-Mar-19 - The Royal Malaysian Navy (TDLM) celebrated during LIMA 2019 the 19,000 flying hours of its six AS555SN Fennec received in 2004 #Fennec
Certifications for AS350/AS355 Heli Utility Basket
12-Dec-18 - DART Aerospace received Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) updates from Canada (TCCA), USA (FAA) and Europe (EASA) for its latest additions to their AS350/AS355 Heli-Utility-Basket #baskets
Emergency Locator Transmitter for AS350/355
05-Jul-18 - SPAES GmbH & Co. KG with KMN Koopmann Helicopter GmbH installed the releasable Emergency Locator Transmitter (automatic deployable-ELT) in AS355 and AS350 helicopters #ELT| More News ... |  |
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Derivatives & Versions of AS355 Ecureuil 2 |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| AS355F2 Ecureuil 2 | Eurocopter built airframes listed here. For earlier c/n see Aerospatiale
The AS355F2 is powered by two Allison 250-C20F engines of 2,540 kg (5 ... | |
| AS355N Ecureuil 2 | built by: Eurocopter France 2 engines Turbomeca ARRIUS 1A  | |
| AS555AN Fennec 2 | Early c/n are listed under Aerospatiale AS555AN | |
| AS555SN Fennec 2 | ||
| AS555UN Fennec | ||
| AS555AF Fennec 1992 | 1992 | Mexican Navy embarked variant |
| AS355NP Ecureuil 2 / TwinStar 2005 | 2005 | The updated AS.355 is powered by two Turbomeca Arrius 1A1 engines and is equipped with a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system.
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 AH as355 2014 | 2014 | Airframes built before January 1st, 2014 listed as Eurocopter as355
On September 2015, Airbus Helicopters announced that the AS355 production i ... |
List of Operators of AS355 Ecureuil 2 |
| Years | Model | Org | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984/01 |  ÖAMTC | ||||||
| 1991- |  Armée de l'Air | ||||||
| 1991/95 |  chimnir | ||||||
| 1992- | Polizei | ||||||
| 1992- | Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre | ||||||
| 1992- | AS555AF Fennec |  Armada de Mexico | |||||
| 1994/99 | AS355N Ecureuil 2 |  UK Police Forces | |||||
| 1994/15 | National Grid | ||||||
| 1996- | AS555SN Fennec 2 |  Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina | |||||
| 1997/?? |  Aer Chór na hÉireann | ||||||
| 1998/19 | AS555SN Fennec 2 |  Armada Nacional de Colombia | |||||
| 1999- |  Jamaica Defence Force | ||||||
| 2000- | AS355N Ecureuil 2 |  Polis Diraja Malaysia | |||||
| 2003/08 |  Ejercito de Chile | ||||||
| 2004- | AS555SN Fennec 2 | Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia | |||||
| 2005- | AS355N Ecureuil 2 |  The Sûreté Nationale | |||||
| 2008/14 | AS355NP Ecureuil 2 / TwinStar |  Belarus Border Guard | |||||
| 2010- |  Heli-Alps SA | ||||||
| 2011- | AS355NP Ecureuil 2 / TwinStar | Prefectura Naval Argentina | |||||
| |  Blackcomb Helicopters | ||||||
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| AS355N Ecureuil 2 |  State of Massachusetts | ||||||
Global Distribution of AS355 Ecureuil 2 |
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