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The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7-ton class super-medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352. Originally launched as the Eurocopter EC175 and the Harbin Z-15, it has been referred to as being a 'super-medium' helicopter.

Formally launched at Heli-Expo in Houston on 24 February 2008, it was predicted by Airbus Helicopters that approximately 800 to 1,000 EC175s would be sold over an initial 20-year period.[2][3] It entered service in December 2014; in 2015, the EC175 was formally renamed to the H175, in line with Eurocopter's corporate rebranding as Airbus Helicopters.[4]

Development

In February 2005, Eurocopter president Fabrice Brégier revealed that in-depth discussions were being held between Eurocopter and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) on the topic of the co-development of a new medium-heavy twin-engine helicopter, tentatively designated as the EC175.[5] In October 2005, AgustaWestland acknowledged that it had also been approached by AVIC II, and that the firm was interested in participating if Eurocopter failed to secure the co-development contract.[6]

On 5 December 2005, the signing of a development contract for the EC175 was announced by Eurocopter and AVIC-II's subsidiary Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG).[7] Early development work on the project proceeded as per schedule: On 5 December 2006, the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was completed; the Critical Design Review (CDR) was completed on 5 December 2007, at which point the design of the aircraft and all its sub-systems was frozen. In 2008, it was expected that development of the EC175 would cost €600 million.[2] The EC175 was developed through close cooperation with existing operators via a customer advisory team (CAT) approach.[8]

 
An EC175 prototype during a demonstration flight, 2011

During the EC175's formal unveiling at Heli-Expo 2008, Eurocopter booked a total of 111 purchase options from 13 customers, including launch customers Bristow Helicopters and the VIH Aviation Group.[9] During the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2008, a letter of intent for 5 Z-15s was signed between HAIG and Chinese domestic general-purpose aviation company Longken General Aviation Cooperation.[10] As defined in 2008, the commercial marketing of the EC175 as follows: HAIG is responsible for selling the type within China and neighboring nations, Airbus Helicopters is responsible for sales to the rest of the world.[2]

On 4 December 2009, the EC175 prototype made its unofficial first flight;[11] the official maiden flight of the prototype was on 17 December 2009 in Marignane, France.[12] A two-year delivery delay was encountered, partly due to certification issues with the rotorcraft's Helinix avionics suite.[13] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) were originally expected to issue type certification for the EC175 sometime in 2013; this was formally received in January 2014.[14] In September 2015, Avicopter publicly revealed their first AC352 prototype.[15] In December 2015, flight tests of the Turbomeca Ardiden 3C/WZ16 powerplant were performed using an H175 prototype.[16]

An initial assembly line for the EC175 was established at Airbus Helicopters' Marignane facility; in 2008, it was reported that a second assembly line for the type was intended to follow within five years.[17] In April 2014, an agreement between Airbus Helicopters and Avicopter was made for the production of 1,000 EC175; lasting for 20 years, manufacturing is split half-and-half between separate assembly lines operated by the two firms.[18][19]

As of June 2014, the EC175 had the distinction of holding both the 3 km[20] and 6 km[21] time-to-climb records for its class, ratified by FAI, at about a minute per kilometre. In May 2015, a H175 was used as a demonstrator for Airbus Helicopter's low-noise helicopter instrument approach project, a world-first achieved via satellite-augmented navigation to optimize rotor-craft noise levels.[22]

By May 2015, the H175 had been certified for single-pilot operations under visual flight rules (VFR); Airbus Helicopters is studying single-pilot operations under instrument flight rules, but this is not considered to be a priority due to low demand for this functionality.[23]

Design

 
View of an in-flight H175, 2013

Airbus Helicopters is responsible for the H175's main gearbox, tail rotor, avionics, autopilot, hydraulic and electrical systems, doors and transparencies. Airbus Helicopters is also the technical lead and system integrator, and built two of the three prototypes (the first and third). HAIG is responsible for the airframe, tail and intermediate gearboxes, main rotor, fuel system, flight controls and landing gear.[24] Each firm separately handles marketing, customer support, and certification efforts for the type.[25] Both the design and production of the rotorcraft made extensive use of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM). CAD allowed Airbus Helicopters and HAIG to create a virtual mock-up, simplifying coordination between partners based 10,000 km apart.[26]

Airbus Helicopters-built H175s are powered by two 1,325 kW (1,775 shp) class, Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)-equipped Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines, which provide for a 5,000-hour time between overhaul (TBO) and on-condition maintenance.[27] Chinese-produced AC352s are equipped with two modular 1,800 shp class, dual-FADEC Turbomeca Ardiden 3C/WZ16 turboshaft engines, which were specifically developed by a joint partnership between Turbomeca and AVIC Engine for the rotorcraft.[25][28] The engines drive the rotorcraft's five-blade Spheriflex main rotor and a three-blade tail rotor. The EC175's main gearbox will incorporate two accessory gearboxes and will be de-clutchable, avoiding the cost and weight of an auxiliary power unit (APU).[29] The gears and the casing of the H175's main gearbox were developed using CATIA V5, a first for Airbus Helicopters.[2]

The H175 was designed to exceed EASA CS-29 crashworthiness requirements.[30][31] It is capable of performing full Category A dual-pilot operation; additionally, it possesses Sea State 6 capability, and can be equipped with two oversized 18-passenger life rafts and an emergency flotation system.[31] Airbus Helicopters states that the H175's noise signature is "way below" International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements.[29][32]

 
H175 on static display, 2009

The H175 is built for civilian and parapublic applications, its primary markets being support of the oil and gas industry and search and rescue missions. Other applicable roles include parapublic operations, homeland security, air medical services, utility missions and corporate transportation.[31] The EC175 is offered with multiple interior seating configurations, housing up to 18 passengers in an oil and gas transport configuration, 9-12 passengers in an executive layout, and 6-8 in a VIP configuration It is fitted with wide sliding doors for ease of access and oversized jettisonable windows for emergency egress. The H175 has a flat floor without any partition between the cockpit and the cabin area, which enables various flexible layouts to be adopted.[31] Either auxiliary fuel tanks or a storage area can be installed beneath the cabin floor, which can be accessed internally; a large luggage compartment externally accessible from either side is present in some configurations.[29][31]

The Helionix avionics suite is used on the H175; much of the state-of-the-art avionics are derived from those developed for the Eurocopter EC225; one such system is the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), a 4-axis dual-duplex autopilot which is linked to the rotorcraft's Flight Management System.[24][29][31] The cockpit features a total of four 6X8-inch multi-function LCD displays, plus an optional central mission display. The H175's cockpit is night vision goggles-compatible.[31] A sensor operator's console can be installed in the main cabin area, and a chin-mounted electrical-optical sensor can be equipped.[31]

Operational history

In December 2014, the first production H175s, of the oil and gas industry model, entered service with Belgian operator Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) for operations over the North Sea; by August 2015, the first two examples had accumulated 1,000 flight hours over 750 flights, carrying a total of 11,000 passengers, while achieving a dispatch rate in excess of 90%.[23] NHV has ordered a total of 16 H175s.[33]

It has been alleged that the People's Liberation Army intends to order a large quantity of AC352s in the next decade to replace a significant portion of their existing rotorcraft fleet, such as older Mil Mi-8s, Sikorsky S-70s, Harbin Z-8s and Harbin Z-9s.[34]

In March 2015, Bristow Group became the then-largest customer for the type, ordering a total of 17 H175s for offshore oil and gas missions.[35] A further 5 units were added to the order in 2017. By January 6, 2020, the order for 22 units was canceled as part of Bristow's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In June 2015, leasing firm Milestone Aviation Group expanded the number of H175s that it had on order to 28 rotorcraft.[36] In June 2015, Russian operator UTair, who had ordered a total of 15 H175s from Eurocopter Vostok in March 2011,[37] announced that the remainder of its order had been placed on hold, this move was linked with a decline in oil prices and international sanctions placed upon Russia.[38][39]

In September 2015, it was announced that the Hong Kong Government Flying Service would become the launch customer for the Search and Rescue (SAR) variant of the H175.[40]

Operators

External video
  Summary of winter certification
  Documentary on H175 VIP variant
  An inflight H175 performing a public demonstration
  Belgium
  Hong Kong
  Ireland
  Mexico
  • Transportes Aereos Pegaso (9 on order)[44]
  Netherlands
  Russia
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Uzbekistan

Variants

EC175
Original Eurocopter designation before it became Airbus Helicopters.
H175
Re-designation of the EC175. Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 powered variant produced with different role fits including search and rescue, oil and gas industry, and VIP roles.[40]
H175M
Military variant. Offered to the British Army for its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme.[49][50][51]
Z-15
Original Chinese designation.
AC352
Chinese-produced aircraft with WZ-16 engines.[15]

Specifications (EC175)

 
Rearview of a H175, 2013

Data from EASA Type certificate[14] and Airbus Helicopters website[52]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 12-18 pax
  • Length: 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) rotors running
15.68 m (51 ft) nose to tail rotor disc
  • Height: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) to tail rotor tip
  • Empty weight: 4,603 kg (10,148 lb)
  • Gross weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb) [53]
  • Fuel capacity: 2,710 L (720 US gal; 600 imp gal) / 2,136 kg (4,709 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67E turboshaft engines with dual channel FADEC, 1,324 kW (1,776 hp) each for take-off
1,227 kW (1,645 hp) maximum continuous power
  • Main rotor diameter: 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
  • Main rotor area: 172 m2 (1,850 sq ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
  • Range: 1,259 km (782 mi, 680 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 18.288 m/s (3,600.0 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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airbus, helicopters, h175, class, infobox, style, width, border, spacing, h175ac352role, super, medium, utility, helicopternational, origin, multinationalmanufacturer, eurocopterairbus, helicoptersaviation, industry, corporation, chinafirst, flight, h175, dece. class infobox style width 25 5em border spacing 2px H175AC352Role Super medium utility helicopterNational origin MultinationalManufacturer EurocopterAirbus HelicoptersAviation Industry Corporation of ChinaFirst flight H175 17 December 2009AC352 20 December 2016Introduction H175 December 2014 1 Status In serviceProduced 2009 presentThe Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7 ton class super medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters formerly Eurocopter Group In China the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China AVIC as the Avicopter AC352 Originally launched as the Eurocopter EC175 and the Harbin Z 15 it has been referred to as being a super medium helicopter Formally launched at Heli Expo in Houston on 24 February 2008 it was predicted by Airbus Helicopters that approximately 800 to 1 000 EC175s would be sold over an initial 20 year period 2 3 It entered service in December 2014 in 2015 the EC175 was formally renamed to the H175 in line with Eurocopter s corporate rebranding as Airbus Helicopters 4 Contents 1 Development 2 Design 3 Operational history 4 Operators 5 Variants 6 Specifications EC175 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksDevelopment EditIn February 2005 Eurocopter president Fabrice Bregier revealed that in depth discussions were being held between Eurocopter and China Aviation Industry Corporation II AVIC II on the topic of the co development of a new medium heavy twin engine helicopter tentatively designated as the EC175 5 In October 2005 AgustaWestland acknowledged that it had also been approached by AVIC II and that the firm was interested in participating if Eurocopter failed to secure the co development contract 6 On 5 December 2005 the signing of a development contract for the EC175 was announced by Eurocopter and AVIC II s subsidiary Harbin Aircraft Industry Group HAIG 7 Early development work on the project proceeded as per schedule On 5 December 2006 the Preliminary Design Review PDR was completed the Critical Design Review CDR was completed on 5 December 2007 at which point the design of the aircraft and all its sub systems was frozen In 2008 it was expected that development of the EC175 would cost 600 million 2 The EC175 was developed through close cooperation with existing operators via a customer advisory team CAT approach 8 An EC175 prototype during a demonstration flight 2011 During the EC175 s formal unveiling at Heli Expo 2008 Eurocopter booked a total of 111 purchase options from 13 customers including launch customers Bristow Helicopters and the VIH Aviation Group 9 During the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2008 a letter of intent for 5 Z 15s was signed between HAIG and Chinese domestic general purpose aviation company Longken General Aviation Cooperation 10 As defined in 2008 the commercial marketing of the EC175 as follows HAIG is responsible for selling the type within China and neighboring nations Airbus Helicopters is responsible for sales to the rest of the world 2 On 4 December 2009 the EC175 prototype made its unofficial first flight 11 the official maiden flight of the prototype was on 17 December 2009 in Marignane France 12 A two year delivery delay was encountered partly due to certification issues with the rotorcraft s Helinix avionics suite 13 The European Aviation Safety Agency EASA were originally expected to issue type certification for the EC175 sometime in 2013 this was formally received in January 2014 14 In September 2015 Avicopter publicly revealed their first AC352 prototype 15 In December 2015 flight tests of the Turbomeca Ardiden 3C WZ16 powerplant were performed using an H175 prototype 16 An initial assembly line for the EC175 was established at Airbus Helicopters Marignane facility in 2008 it was reported that a second assembly line for the type was intended to follow within five years 17 In April 2014 an agreement between Airbus Helicopters and Avicopter was made for the production of 1 000 EC175 lasting for 20 years manufacturing is split half and half between separate assembly lines operated by the two firms 18 19 As of June 2014 the EC175 had the distinction of holding both the 3 km 20 and 6 km 21 time to climb records for its class ratified by FAI at about a minute per kilometre In May 2015 a H175 was used as a demonstrator for Airbus Helicopter s low noise helicopter instrument approach project a world first achieved via satellite augmented navigation to optimize rotor craft noise levels 22 By May 2015 the H175 had been certified for single pilot operations under visual flight rules VFR Airbus Helicopters is studying single pilot operations under instrument flight rules but this is not considered to be a priority due to low demand for this functionality 23 Design Edit View of an in flight H175 2013 Airbus Helicopters is responsible for the H175 s main gearbox tail rotor avionics autopilot hydraulic and electrical systems doors and transparencies Airbus Helicopters is also the technical lead and system integrator and built two of the three prototypes the first and third HAIG is responsible for the airframe tail and intermediate gearboxes main rotor fuel system flight controls and landing gear 24 Each firm separately handles marketing customer support and certification efforts for the type 25 Both the design and production of the rotorcraft made extensive use of computer aided design computer aided manufacturing CAD CAM CAD allowed Airbus Helicopters and HAIG to create a virtual mock up simplifying coordination between partners based 10 000 km apart 26 Airbus Helicopters built H175s are powered by two 1 325 kW 1 775 shp class Full Authority Digital Engine Control FADEC equipped Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6C 67E turboshaft engines which provide for a 5 000 hour time between overhaul TBO and on condition maintenance 27 Chinese produced AC352s are equipped with two modular 1 800 shp class dual FADEC Turbomeca Ardiden 3C WZ16 turboshaft engines which were specifically developed by a joint partnership between Turbomeca and AVIC Engine for the rotorcraft 25 28 The engines drive the rotorcraft s five blade Spheriflex main rotor and a three blade tail rotor The EC175 s main gearbox will incorporate two accessory gearboxes and will be de clutchable avoiding the cost and weight of an auxiliary power unit APU 29 The gears and the casing of the H175 s main gearbox were developed using CATIA V5 a first for Airbus Helicopters 2 The H175 was designed to exceed EASA CS 29 crashworthiness requirements 30 31 It is capable of performing full Category A dual pilot operation additionally it possesses Sea State 6 capability and can be equipped with two oversized 18 passenger life rafts and an emergency flotation system 31 Airbus Helicopters states that the H175 s noise signature is way below International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO requirements 29 32 H175 on static display 2009 The H175 is built for civilian and parapublic applications its primary markets being support of the oil and gas industry and search and rescue missions Other applicable roles include parapublic operations homeland security air medical services utility missions and corporate transportation 31 The EC175 is offered with multiple interior seating configurations housing up to 18 passengers in an oil and gas transport configuration 9 12 passengers in an executive layout and 6 8 in a VIP configuration It is fitted with wide sliding doors for ease of access and oversized jettisonable windows for emergency egress The H175 has a flat floor without any partition between the cockpit and the cabin area which enables various flexible layouts to be adopted 31 Either auxiliary fuel tanks or a storage area can be installed beneath the cabin floor which can be accessed internally a large luggage compartment externally accessible from either side is present in some configurations 29 31 The Helionix avionics suite is used on the H175 much of the state of the art avionics are derived from those developed for the Eurocopter EC225 one such system is the Automatic Flight Control System AFCS a 4 axis dual duplex autopilot which is linked to the rotorcraft s Flight Management System 24 29 31 The cockpit features a total of four 6X8 inch multi function LCD displays plus an optional central mission display The H175 s cockpit is night vision goggles compatible 31 A sensor operator s console can be installed in the main cabin area and a chin mounted electrical optical sensor can be equipped 31 Operational history EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2015 In December 2014 the first production H175s of the oil and gas industry model entered service with Belgian operator Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen NHV for operations over the North Sea by August 2015 the first two examples had accumulated 1 000 flight hours over 750 flights carrying a total of 11 000 passengers while achieving a dispatch rate in excess of 90 23 NHV has ordered a total of 16 H175s 33 It has been alleged that the People s Liberation Army intends to order a large quantity of AC352s in the next decade to replace a significant portion of their existing rotorcraft fleet such as older Mil Mi 8s Sikorsky S 70s Harbin Z 8s and Harbin Z 9s 34 In March 2015 Bristow Group became the then largest customer for the type ordering a total of 17 H175s for offshore oil and gas missions 35 A further 5 units were added to the order in 2017 By January 6 2020 the order for 22 units was canceled as part of Bristow s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy In June 2015 leasing firm Milestone Aviation Group expanded the number of H175s that it had on order to 28 rotorcraft 36 In June 2015 Russian operator UTair who had ordered a total of 15 H175s from Eurocopter Vostok in March 2011 37 announced that the remainder of its order had been placed on hold this move was linked with a decline in oil prices and international sanctions placed upon Russia 38 39 In September 2015 it was announced that the Hong Kong Government Flying Service would become the launch customer for the Search and Rescue SAR variant of the H175 40 Operators Edit H175 of Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen at Aberdeen Airport in 2017 External video Summary of winter certification Documentary on H175 VIP variant An inflight H175 performing a public demonstration BelgiumNoordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen 41 Hong KongGovernment Flying Service 42 IrelandMilestone Aviation Group 28 on order 43 MexicoTransportes Aereos Pegaso 9 on order 44 NetherlandsHeli Holland 45 RussiaUTair 15 on order 1 ThailandRoyal Thai Police 46 United KingdomCHC Helicopter 47 UzbekistanUzbekistan Airways 48 Variants EditEC175 Original Eurocopter designation before it became Airbus Helicopters H175 Re designation of the EC175 Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6 powered variant produced with different role fits including search and rescue oil and gas industry and VIP roles 40 H175M Military variant Offered to the British Army for its New Medium Helicopter NMH programme 49 50 51 Z 15 Original Chinese designation AC352 Chinese produced aircraft with WZ 16 engines 15 Specifications EC175 Edit Rearview of a H175 2013 Data from EASA Type certificate 14 and Airbus Helicopters website 52 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 12 18 pax Length 18 06 m 59 ft 3 in rotors running15 68 m 51 ft nose to tail rotor disc dd dd dd Height 5 34 m 17 ft 6 in to tail rotor tip Empty weight 4 603 kg 10 148 lb Gross weight 7 500 kg 16 535 lb Max takeoff weight 7 500 kg 16 535 lb 53 Fuel capacity 2 710 L 720 US gal 600 imp gal 2 136 kg 4 709 lb Powerplant 2 Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6C 67E turboshaft engines with dual channel FADEC 1 324 kW 1 776 hp each for take off1 227 kW 1 645 hp maximum continuous power dd dd dd Main rotor diameter 14 8 m 48 ft 7 in Main rotor area 172 m2 1 850 sq ft Performance Maximum speed 315 km h 196 mph 170 kn Cruise speed 300 km h 190 mph 160 kn Range 1 259 km 782 mi 680 nmi Service ceiling 6 000 m 20 000 ft Rate of climb 18 288 m s 3 600 0 ft min See also Edit Aviation portalAircraft of comparable role configuration and era AgustaWestland AW149 AgustaWestland AW189 Bell 525 Harbin Z 20 KAI KUH 1 Surion NHIndustries NH90 Sikorsky S 92 Sikorsky UH 60 Black HawkReferences Edit a b Heli Expo 2015 Preview page 114 Helicopter International Volume 38 Number 4 January February 2015 ISSN 0143 1005 Archive a b c d Airbus Helicopters Rotor News 75 EC175 a star is born Warwick Graham Heli Expo 2008 Eurocopter unveils EC175 names launch customers Flight Global Flightglobal com Accessed 28 February 2008 VIDEO Meet the H Generation Airbus Helicopters 3 March 2015 Heli Expo Eurocopter talks to China on development of heavy twin Flight International 15 February 2005 Sobie 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