Types of Luxury helicopters
It is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally-spinning rotors, guided by a pilot, moving the rotorcraft to different areas. Igor Sikorsky from the United States invented the first most world widely used helicopter on September 14, 1939.
There are different types of uses of helicopters such as the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne used as an attack helicopter, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk used as a utility helicopter and Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk used as a Combat Search and Rescue helicopter.
Helicopters have different years of introduction and different number builds. Today, we are going to learn about some of the types of luxury helicopters including the following:
1.Augusta Westland AW119 Ke Koala
2.Eurocopter Hermès EC 135
3.Augusta Westland AW109 Grand Versace VIP
4.Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC 145
10.Sikorsky S-92 VIP Configuration
1.Augusta Westland AW119 Ke Koala
It was produced by Leonardo since 2016. It is an eight-seat utility helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine produced for civil market. It is targeted at buyers favoring lower running costs of a single-engine aircraft over redundancy of a twin. It costs around 3.2 million US dollars.
Manufacturer: Leonardo, previously Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland, Agusta
First flight: February 1995
Status: Active in production
Number built: ~300 (2018)
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6
2.Eurocopter Hermès EC 135:
The Eurocopter Hermès EC135 now labeled as Airbus Hermes Helicopters H135 is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It is mainly used for helicopter emergency medical services then for corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind and military flight training. It costs around 6.75 million dollars by the French fashion house Hermes.
Manufacturer: Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
First flight: 15 February 1994
Number built: 1300 (Jan. 2018)
Developed from: MBB Bo 105
Variants: Eurocopter EC635
3. Augusta Westland AW109 Grand Versace VIP:
AugustaWestland teamed up with the Italian fashion house to create a super luxe interior for this fancier version of the AW109. It is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Italian manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A. It was the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced.
It is hybrid by Versace and costs around 6.3 million US dollars. The cabin AW109 Grand is longer than the regular AW109, though the specs are about the same: it still have a top speed of about 177 mph and a range of 599 miles.
Manufacturer: Agusta AgustaWestland Leonardo S.p.A.
First flight: 4 August 1971
Status: Active service, in production
Variants: AgustaWestland AW109S Grand
Engine type: Turbomeca Arrius
4.Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC 145:
The Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC145 (now Airbus Mercedes-Benz Helicopters H145) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Eurocopter. It features an easily transformable interior and is tailored for high-end corporate, executive and private operations. It available for European customers at 5,755,000 Euros.
Role: Light utility helicopter
First flight: 12 June 1999
Developed from: MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
Variants: Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
5.Eurocopter EC 175: It is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It costs around 7.9 million us dollars. It carries 2 crew pilots and over 16 passengers. It was put to service since 2014. The development of EC175 was implemented through a 50/50 joint venture, with separate assembly lines in France and China. It costs around 600 million US dollars
Manufacturer: Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Role: Medium utility helicopter
National origin: Multinational
Introduction: H175 : December 2014
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6
Now label led as Airbus Helicopters H155, It is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passengers along with 1 or 2 crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for passenger transport, offshore support, VIP corporate transport and casualty transport duties. It costs around 10 us million dollars
Manufacturer: Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
Role: Passenger transport helicopter
National origin: Multinational
First flight: 17 June 1997
Developed from: Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Developed into: Eurocopter X³
Engine type: Turbomeca Arriel
It is an American medium-size commercial utility helicopter, manufactured by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-76 features twin turboshaft engines, four-bladed main and tail rotors, and retractable landing gear. It costs around 15 million US dollars.
Manufacturer: Sikorsky Aircraft
National origin: United States
First flight: March 13, 1977
8.Augusta Westland AW139: It is a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter developed and built by AgustaWestland, now called Leonardo. It is marketed at several different roles, including VIP/corporate transport, offshore transport, fire fighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief, and maritime patrol. It costs around 12 million US dollars
Role: Medium-lift SAR/utility helicopter
First flight: 3 February 2001
Developed into: AgustaWestland AW149
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6
It is an American medium-lift helicopter, under development by Bell Textron. The Bell 525 was unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas in February 2012. The helicopter first flew on 1 July 2015. It is designed to transport up to 19 passengers.
Role: Medium-lift utility helicopter
National origin: United States
First flight: 1 July 2015
Status: Under development
Engine type: General Electric T700
10.Sikorsky S-92 VIP Configuration:
It is world-renowned for revolutionary aviation models and versatile helicopters; the Sikorsky S-92 VIP Configuration is designed as a multi-mission aircraft, the S-92 can be configured as pleased with seat customisation, toilet and even shower possibilities. It is an American twin-engine medium-lift helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the civil and military helicopter markets. The S-92 was developed from the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter and has similar parts such as flight control and rotor systems.
Manufacturer: Sikorsky Aircraft
Role: Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter
National origin: United States
First flight: December 23, 1998
Number built: at least 300
Developed from: Sikorsky S-70
Variants: Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
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