EC35

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC-135

Aircraft
Name
EC-135
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Rotary
Position
Four-blade main rotor
Tail
Six-blade tail rotor
WTC
L
APC
A
Type Code
H2T
Engine
Turboshaft
Engine Count
Multi
Position
In fuselage
Landing gear
Skids
Manufactured as
EUROCOPTER EC-135
EUROCOPTER EC-635

EC35

The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR).

Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
10.20 m
Length (metric)
12.16 m
Height (metric)
3.51 m
Powerplant

2 x Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 or Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshafts, 609 kW / 816 shp each.

Engine Model(s)
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200
Turboméca Arrius
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
0 m
MTOW
2950 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
110 kts
ROC
1500 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
110 kts
ROC
1500
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
MACH Climb
MACH
n/a
ROC
n/a
Cruise
TAS
129 kts
MACH
n/a
Ceiling
170
Range
430 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
120 kts
ROD
1500 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
90 kts
MCS
0 kts
ROD
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
5 kts
Distance
0 m

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