Airbus Helicopters H175

Medium-Lift Utility Helicopter

France | 2014

"A pair of prototypes and one production-quality airframe served in the EC175 testing program for Airbus Helicopters - the series introduced in late-2014."

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Expanding the Airbus Helicopters medium-lift utility helicopter product line is the in-development EC175 model. With market interest in modern medium-class replacements, Airbus interested enough parties to push ahead with an all-new design to help broaden its market reach. The EC175 became a product of this work that was begun in 2005. In 2008, the product was officially showcased at Heli-Expo where orders for over 100 were taken. A prototype helicopter was flown on December 17th, 2009 to prove the design sound.

The EC175 is a conventional helicopter through and through. It holds a well-sloped, windowed nose cone offering expanded forward views from the two-seat cockpit. Pilots sit in a traditional side-by-side arrangement. Passenger seating behind the flight deck is expansive as medium helicopters go with each fuselage side covered by a sliding access door - total accommodation numbering up to eighteen depending on the internal seating configuration used. The pilots enter and exit the cockpit through conventional, automobile-style hinged doors. The tail stem houses the drive shaft powering the tail rotor which is seated to portside. The main rotor sits atop the twin-engine layout which themselves are seated atop the passenger cabin. The helicopter features an all-wheel undercarriage that is wholly retractable. Horizontal tailplanes are featured along the tail section, though well-aft of the tail stem and are found at the base of the vertical tail fin.

Power to the type is through 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines developing 1,776 shaft horsepower each. This will provide a maximum speed of 195 miles per hour with a cruising speed of about 177 miles per hour. Range is listed to be 782 miles with a service ceiling of 19,685 feet.

While the helicopter is set to be produced in France as the EC175, AVIC of China has been granted local production of the type as the AC352. These will carry the in-house WZ-16 series turboshaft engine.

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June 2021 - Airbus Helicopters has showcased a new version of its H175 utilizing a higher reliance on Western parts suppliers as oppose to those of Chinese origination.

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Airbus Helicopters H175 Medium-Lift Utility Helicopter.

2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines developing 1,776 horsepower driving a four-bladed main rotor and three-bladed tail rotor.
Propulsion

172 mph
277 kph | 150 kts
Max Speed

19,685 ft
6,000 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling

783 miles
1,260 km | 680 nm
Operational Range

City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).

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Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Airbus Helicopters H175 Medium-Lift Utility Helicopter.

2
(MANNED)
Crew

51.5 ft
15.70 m
O/A Length

48.6 ft
(14.80 m)
O/A Width

11.5 ft
(3.50 m)
O/A Height

10,141 lb
(4,600 kg)
Empty Weight

16,535 lb
(7,500 kg)
MTOW

Design Balance
The three qualities reflected below are altitude, speed, and range. The more full the box, the more balanced the design.

RANGE

ALT

SPEED

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Airbus Helicopters H175 Medium-Lift Utility Helicopter .

Civilian versions unarmed. Militarized forms will most likely carry door-mounted General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) or similar for local defense/suppression.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Airbus Helicopters H175 family line.

H175 - Series designation under Airbus Helicopters brand label.

EC175 - Base Series Designation under Eurocopter brand label.

AC352 - Chinese variant with WZ-15 engine; production by AVIC.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Airbus Helicopters H175. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 100 Units
Contractor(s): Airbus Helicopters / Eurocopter - France / Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG) - China

[ Belgium; China; France; Hong Kong; Ireland; Mexico; Netherlands; Russia; Thailand; United Kingdom; United States ]

Relative Max Speed

Hi: 200mph

Lo: 100mph

Aircraft Max Listed Speed (172mph).

Graph Average of 150 MPH.

Era Crossover

Showcasing Aircraft Era Crossover (if any)

Max Alt Visualization

Production Comparison

100

36183

44000

Entry compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian) total production.

MACH Regime (Sonic)

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Mission Roles
Some designs are single-minded in their approach while others offer a more versatile solution to airborne requirements.

TRANSPORT

Recognition
Some designs stand the test of time while others are doomed to never advance beyond the drawing board; let history be their judge.

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