Airbus Helicopters H145 H5 first customer

[RavenOne]

Last year at Heli Expo of anyone remembers the Airbus H145 High Five or H5 unveiled at HEli Expo 2019 (my photos below) in Arlanta



Anyhow today the first H5 H145 delivered to the Norwegian EMS operator (photos courtesy of Airbus Helicopters)

Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation receives first ever five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopter

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation.

www.airbus.com

 

[TomcatViP]

Some bits on the H-145 flight test program:

Q&A: Volker Bau, chief test pilot at Airbus Helicopters | Aerospace Testing International

Voker Bau, chief test pilot for Airbus Helicopters discusses his career and the demands the modern day test pilot faces

www.aerospacetestinginternational.com

 

[TomcatViP]

An interesting flight test to start soon with a hybrid engines configuration: PW210 + 2 Collins Electric Motors of 250kW:

The project will replace the aircraft’s existing pair of 667-shp Safran Arriel 2E turboshafts with a single 1,000 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S and two Collins-developed 250-kW electric motors powered by lithium ion batteries. It is targeting a 30% reduction in fuel burn when combined with aerodynamic modifications. It will also help the company better understand how to best use hybrid electric technologies to improve efficiency over the flight envelope.

Airbus Helicopters To Flight Test Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System | Aviation Week Network

Engineers are already designing the system and hope to reach a preliminary design review by midyear.

aviationweek.com