Airbus Helicopters
H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine medium light helicopter widely regarded as the leading platform for EMS, law enforcement, and search and rescue operations globally. The latest H145 variant features a revolutionary five-bladed bearingless main rotor and the Fenestron tail rotor, delivering reduced noise and vibration. Powered by twin Safran Arriel 2E engines with FADEC, it offers best-in-class payload and high-altitude capability.
- Five-bladed bearingless rotor on latest variant
- Market-leading EMS and SAR platform
- Twin FADEC Safran Arriel 2E engines
- Fenestron shrouded tail rotor
- Full IFR certified twin-engine
- Helionix digital avionics suite
H145 key specifications
- Range
- 348 nm
- Cruise speed
- 140 kts
- Passengers
- up to 11
- Max take-off weight
- 7,903 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Turboshaft
About the H145
The Airbus H145 — evolved from the EC145 and BK117 lineage — is a light-twin helicopter that punches above its class, and a mainstay of emergency medical services, offshore, search-and-rescue and law-enforcement fleets worldwide. The latest versions introduced a bearingless five-blade main rotor that improves ride quality, useful load and serviceability, retaining the quiet, safe fenestron tail rotor.
Powered by two Safran Arriel 2E engines with full-authority digital control and the Helionix avionics suite, it seats up to around ten in a large, flat-floor cabin with wide rear clamshell and sliding doors for stretcher and equipment access. Its blend of cabin volume, hot-and-high performance and twin-engine safety makes it one of the most capable multi-mission light twins available.
The H145 suits operators who need genuine cabin space, payload and all-weather capability in a light-twin package — HEMS, SAR, offshore and parapublic work. Buyers wanting a new-generation medium twin step up to the H160; for demanding multi-mission light-twin roles the H145 is a segment leader.
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