Tue, Mar 05, 2013
One Stop On A National Awareness Tour
The next-generation Eurocopter EC175 is on a two-week U.S. visit which includes a stop at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas this week. The tour is designed to underscore Eurocopter’s development of the EC175 through extensive consultation with operators and end-users, ensuring their needs and requirements were incorporated into the design at an early stage – resulting in an optimized rotary-wing aircraft with the latest state-of-the-art technology. Follow-on segments of the demonstration tour are planned later this year, bringing the EC175 to several additional regions in the world.
During these stops, the operators’ field visits will include flights with pilots and passengers, accompanied by presentations on topics that range from operations and performance to Eurocopter’s innovative support and services available for the EC175.
“This remarkable aircraft is living up to its promise, confirming the full capabilities in range, cruise speed and payload lift – all with high comfort levels for passengers and the most interior volume, along with the latest in avionics for pilots,” said Eurocopter President & CEO Lutz Bertling. He added that Eurocopter’s process of early consultation and analysis with the user community – combined with the latest-generation computer-aided design and virtual simulation mock-up – has established its EC175 as the medium-twin helicopter category’s reference.
“The result is the best-performing, easiest-to-fly, and most cost-effective helicopter in the medium-sized category,” he stated. “We also have undertaken unprecedented actions in optimizing aircraft maturity and ensuring a successful entry in service for the EC175, which is supported by a dedicated task force and tools that include validated support and services deliverables, along with the establishment of training capabilities.”
Contributing to the EC175’s competitive edge is its recommended cruise speed of 150 kts. (10 kts. faster than the previous figure, without affecting payload range), while the maximum cruise speed exceeds 165 kts. – all achieved at "extremely low vibration levels" according to Eurocopter.
(Image provided by Eurocopter)
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