Name: Eurocopter EC130B4
Brand: Eurocopter

Model

The Eurocopter EC130 B4 ( type certification AS350B4 ) is a wide body variant of the AS350 B3 Ecureuil. Is a hybrid aircraft incorporating components of the EC120 and a Fenestron tailrotor identical to that of the EC135 featuring a larger cabin than previous Ecureuils. Succeeded by EC130 T2

Model News

Safran Signs Engines Support Contracts, 19-Apr-18 : Safran Helicopter Engines has signed Support-By-Hour (SBH®) contracts with Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters and Rainier Heli International covering H125/H130 fleet engines

Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks for Papillon EC130, 26-Feb-18 : Heli-Expo 2018 Papillon Grand Canyon signed MoU for 40 retrofittable Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks (CRFTs) for AS350B3 and EC130B4 from StandardAero (ex Vector Aerospace)

Canada Approves IBF for AS350 and EC130, 25-Jul-17 : Donaldson announced that Transport Canada has certified its Inlet Barrier Filters (IBFs) for installation on AS350B3, EC130B4 and EC130T2 helicopters

Airbus Helicopters Rolls Out 700th H130, 16-May-17 : Airbus roll-out of the 700th H130 helicopter. Since entered service back in 2001, the EC130B4/T2 fleet has so far accumulated more than 1.8M flight hours with 340 operators worldwide

Canada VIH Aerospace EC130 Inspections, 05-Jul-16 : VIH Aerospace (VIHA), VIH Group MRO provider, completed an EC130B4 Annual Inspection for a Western Canada private operator

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Specifications


Engine:	1 x Safran (Turbomeca) Arriel 2B1 847shp
Capacity:	1 + 6
Length: (m)	10.68
Height: (m)	3.34
Blades:	3
Rotor diam.: (m)	10.69
Disc area: (m2)
Weight: (kgs)	Empty: 1370 Max: 2400
Speed: (km/h)	Cruise: 240 Max: 285
Range: (km)	600
Ceiling: (m)	4770
Rate/Climb: (m/min)	540

List of Operators of Eurocopter EC130B4

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Organisation with model EC130B4

1992

Policia Militar do Brasil
    AS350 Ecureuil 1992/
Helibras
    AS350 Ecureuil 1992/
Helisul Taxi Aereo
    AS350 Ecureuil 1992/
Eurocopter France
    AS350 Ecureuil 3000 1992/13
American Eurocopter
    AS350 Ecureuil 1992/13