Eurocopter EC135

EUROCOPTER – EC135

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Capacity: up to seven passengers or two crew and two patients (Air Ambulance variant) or 1,455 kg (3,208 lb) payload
  • Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
  • Empty weight: 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,910 kg (6,415 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 turboshaft engines, 472 kW (633 hp) each
    or 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshaft engines rated at 463 kW (621 hp) (take-off power)
  • Main rotor diameter: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Main rotor area: 81.7 m2 (879 sq ft)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)
  • Range: 635 km (395 mi, 343 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 7.62 m/s (1,500 ft/min)
(by Wikipedia)

AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE FLEET (Nemeth Design EC135)

Malta (Malta): 9H-EUC