
The EC.145, originally known as BK-117C2, is a twin-engine utility helicopter that can carry up to nine passengers with a high rotor clearance and large luggage clamshell doors.
It was a joint development between MBB from Germany and Kawasaki Heavy Industries from Japan and first flew on June 12, 1999. Launching customer was the French Securite Civile which ordered 32 on 1997 and more than 300 were already sold by 2010
Airframes with c/n 4... are built by Kawasaki in Japan as Bk117-C2;
From January 1st, 2014 is known as Airbus Helicopters ec145
It was a joint development between MBB from Germany and Kawasaki Heavy Industries from Japan and first flew on June 12, 1999. Launching customer was the French Securite Civile which ordered 32 on 1997 and more than 300 were already sold by 2010
Airframes with c/n 4... are built by Kawasaki in Japan as Bk117-C2;
From January 1st, 2014 is known as Airbus Helicopters ec145
Specifications EC145 |
Derivatives & Versions of EC145 |
Model | Year | History |
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UH-72A Lakota 2007 | 2007 | EADS North America (American Eurocopter) was selected as the winner of the Light Utility Helicopter competition in 2006 for a Commercial-Off-the- ... |
EC145 Stylence 2009 | 2009 | Stylence, a combination of Style and Silence, is a EC145 variant fully-equipped as in-flight office for business executives and companies. After ... |
AAS-72X 2010 | 2010 | Based on the UH-72A Lakota was the American Eurocopter/Lockheed-Martin proposal for the US Army Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) competition. Main conten ... |
EC145 MB 2012 | 2012 | The EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is the special VIP variant of the EC145 family. Created in a styling project led by the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Desi ... |
![]() 2014 | 2014 | Post 2014 EC145T1 (c/n 9000...) aircraft listed here.
For airframes built before 2014 see Eurocopter EC145
For the EC145T2/Bk117D2 see H1 ... |