Airbus Helicopters H145 D3
The five-blade version of the H145, with a bearingless main rotor and a maximum weight of 3,800 kg. Helionix glass cockpit, 4-axis autopilot and Fenestron tail rotor; widely flown in air rescue, police and offshore work.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 150 kt
- Range
- 351 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 723 kg
- Total capacity
- 733 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Helipad · Grass · Asphalt
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Helionix
- Systems
- Autopilot · FADEC engine control
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 9
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 3,800 kg
- Empty weight
- 1,895 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(H) · CPL(H)
- Type rating required
- EC145 (BK117)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2× Turboshaft
- ICAO type designator
- EC45
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2020
Scale drawing
- Length
- 13.54 m
- Rotor diameter
- 10.8 m
- Height
- 3.98 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.8 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Airbus Helicopters H145 D3Length 13.54 m
- Airbus Helicopters H135Length 12.16 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VNENever exceedNever fly faster than this. Red line.
- 150 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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