Airbus' five-bladed H145 Helicopter receives EASA Certification

The Aerospace and Defense Company Airbus has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its five-bladed H145 Helicopter.
The certification includes a full range of capabilities consisting of single-pilot and instrument flight rules (IFR) and single-engine operations (Cat.A/VTOL) and night vision goggle capability.

With this certification, Airbus will be able to deliver its H145 Helicopter to customers toward the end of mid-2020.

Airbus Helicopters' CEO Bruno Even said:
“Our new five-bladed H145 is an excellent example of our quest for continuous improvement and providing incremental innovation that responds to our customers’ requirements."
“This helicopter combines value-added features with the robustness and the reliability of a tried-and-tested bestseller, making it very competitive in the light twin-engine market.”
 
About the five-bladed H145 Helicopter:

Powered by two Safran Arriel 2E engines, this new upgrade of H145 family with five blades has an increased useful load (load carried by an aircraft in addition to its own weight) by 150kg (330lbs).
The simplicity of the new bearingless main rotor design will ease out maintenance operations further improving the benchmark serviceability and reliability of the H145, while improving ride comfort for both passengers and crew.

The H145 is equipped with full authority digital engine control (FADEC).
It is a system which is used for managing the aircraft (helicopter) ignition and engine control along with controlling all aspects of engine performance digitally displacing the obsolete analog electronic controls.

Apart from that H145 utilize the Helionix digital avionics suite for greater mission flexibility and enhanced safety.

It also includes a high performance 4-axis autopilot, increasing safety and reducing pilot workload.
Its particularly low acoustic footprint makes the H145 the quietest helicopter in its class.
Nevertheless, for securing this certification the new H145 conducted several test campaigns including in Spain at medium altitudes and Finland for cold weather.

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