The
EC120 Colibri (
Hummingbird ) is a 5-seat, single-engine light helicopter originally proposed by
Aerospatiale as a replacement of the Gazelle. Development was carried out by (recently formed) Eurocopter (61%),
China's CATIC/Harbin (24%) where is known as HC-120 and Singapore industries STAero (15%).
The prototype first flew on June 9, 1995. Production deliveries known as EC120B began in 1998 with launch customer
Uni-Fly A/S and more than 600 were already built by 2009. From 2014 produced as
Airbus H120 
AH ec120