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Eurocopter
1992
Merger of Aérospatiale and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
(MBB).
Eurocopter has a German subsidiary, Eurocopter Deutschland (ECD),
with plants in Ottobrunn and Donauwörth, and a French
subsidiary, Eurocopter France (ECF).
Both companies have involved their "old" helicopter types and now
develop new models on a common base.
1998
Eurocopter EC 120
Specifications
| Version | EC 120 B | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Overall length | m | 11,52 |
| Overall height | m | 3,40 |
| Fuselage length | m | 9,60 |
| Main rotor diameter | m | 10,00 |
| Tail rotor diameter | m | |
| Masses | ||
| Max. take-off mass | kg | 1700 |
| Max. take-off mass with external load | kg | 1800 |
| Empty mass | kg | ca.1000 |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | 1x Turboméca Arrius 2F | |
| Max. turbine power | KW | 1x 376 |
| Flight performance and limits | ||
| Max. speed | km/h | |
| Cruise speed: | km/h | 228 |
| Max. climb rate | m/s | |
| Max. range | km | 732 |
| Max. endurance | h | |
| Hover ceiling (IGE) | m | |
| Hover ceiling (OGE) | m | |
| Service ceiling (approved) | m | |
Eurocopter EC 135
Specifications
| Version | EC 135 P1 | EC 135 T1 | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Overall length | m | 12,19 | 12,19 |
| Overall height | m | 3,62 | 3,62 |
| Rumpflänge | m | 10,21 | 10,21 |
| Fuselage length | m | 10,20 | 10,20 |
| Main rotor diameter | m | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Masses | |||
| Max. take-off mass | kg | 2720 | 2720 |
| Max. take-off mass with external load | kg | 2900 | 2900 |
| Empty mass | kg | ||
| Powerplant | |||
| Engine | 2x P&W PW 206B | 2x Turboméca Arrius 2B1 | |
| Max. power | kW | 2x 463 | 2x 546 |
| Flugleistungs- und Grenzwerte | |||
| Max. speed | km/h | ||
| Cruise speed | km/h | 257 | 257 |
| Max. climb rate | m/s | ||
| Max. range | km | 670 | 660 |
| Max. endurance | h | ||
| Hover ceiling (IGE) | m | ||
| Hover ceiling (OGE) | m | ||
| Service ceiling | m | ||
Eurocopter TIGER
TIGER HAP
The Tiger HAP is an air-to-air combat and fire support
medium-weight (6 tonnes) helicopter fitted with 2 MTR 390
engines. It is daytime and night combat capable and is operable
in NBC environments. Three basic parameters were taken into
account right from the start of the development phase: low
(visual, radar and infrared) detectability, which provides
excellent survivability on the battlefield, maximum efficiency of
the weapons and the associated fire control systems without
heavier workload for the crew, and an optimized logistic concept
offering minimum possession costs. The Tiger HAP is fitted with a
30-mm gun turret; 68-mm submunition rockets, and air-to-air
Mistral missiles. It also features a firing sight with 3 sensors:
infrared, TV camera and direct optical channel. The complete
avionics suite includes multi-purpose colour displays and
radar/laser warning receivers.
TIGER UHT
The Tiger UHT is a multi-role fire support helicopter. The Trigat
Fire and Forget missiles and/or the Hot missiles it carries offer
anti-tank capability, while 68-mm rockets ensure air-to-ground
fire support. A 12.7 mm air-to-air gun pod and air-to-air Stinger
missiles can also be installed. The helicopter also features a
mast-mounted sight with a second-generation IRCCD infrared
channel and a TV channel, as well as a nose-mounted IRCCD control
FLIR for the pilot. Countermeasures include radar/laser/missiles
launch/missile approach warning receivers and decoy
launchers.
TIGER HAC
The Tiger HAC is an anti-tank helicopter which supports the same
equipments as the Tiger UHT. Weaponry includes Trigat and/or Hot
anti-tank missiles and air-to-air Mistral missiles.
Version UHT / HAC
Version HAP
Specifications
| Version | UHT / HAC | HAP | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Overall length | m | 15,80 | < |
| Overall height | m | 5,20 | 3,83 |
| Fuselage length | m | 14,08 | 15,00 |
| Main rotor diameter | m | 13,00 | < |
| Tail rotor diameter | m | ||
| Masses | |||
| Max. take-off mass | kg | ||
| Max. take-off mass with external load | kg | 6000 | |
| Empty mass | kg | ||
| Powerplant | |||
| Engine | 2x MTR 390 | ||
| Max. power | kW | 2x 958 | |
| Flight performance and limits | |||
| Max. speed | km/h | ||
| Cruise speed | km/h | 260 | 280 |
| Max. climb rate | m/s | ||
| Max. range | km | 800 | < |
| Max. endurance | h | ||
| Hover ceiling (IGE) | m | ||
| Hover ceiling (OGE) | m | ||
| Service ceiling | m | ||
