Airbus Helicopters H125
The single-engine AS350 Ecureuil with the Arriel 2D engine, built for hot and high work. An AS350 B3 landed on the summit of Mount Everest in 2005; the type is a standard in mountain rescue, utility work and tours.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 136 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 155 kt
- Range
- 340 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,773 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 430 kg
- Total capacity
- 432 kg
- Main tank
- 432 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Helipad · Grass · Asphalt
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog and glass
- Systems
- FADEC engine control
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 6
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 2,370 kg
- Empty weight
- 1,277 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(H) · CPL(H)
- Type rating required
- AS350/EC130
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1× Turboshaft
- ICAO type designator
- AS50
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2011
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 12.94 m
- Rotor diameter
- 10.69 m
- Height
- 3.34 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.8 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Airbus Helicopters H125Length 12.94 m
- Westland Scout AH.1
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VYBest rate of climbMost height in the shortest time.
- 65 kt
- VNENever exceedNever fly faster than this. Red line.
- 155 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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