Eurocopter EC120B

The EC120 is a light helicopter developed in a collaborative effort including Eurocopter, the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC), Harbin Aviation Industries and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. Simplicity is a key feature of this helicopter, keeping it both safe and cost-effective. It’s very versatile, serving a variety of police, military and commercial roles all around the world.

The EC120 features Eurocopter’s trademark 3-bladed Speriflex main rotor and 8-bladed fenestron tail rotor. These rotors help make the 120 one of the quietest helicopter in existence, 6.7 dB below ICAO acoustic limits.

Optional equipment offered for the EC120 include air conditioning, sand filters, radio-navigation equipment, wire strike protection system, sling, searchlight, FLIR, skis and a single windshield wiper system with one motor and two wipers (removable as required).

High Level Information

• Make : Eurocopter
• Model : EC120B
• Commercial : True
• Military : True
• Mission : Multiple
• Configuration : Conventional
• First Flight : 1995-06
• First Delivery : 1998

Elisabeth Klimesch (GFDL or GFDL), via Wikimedia Commons

Performance

• Cruise Speed (kn) : 122
• Never Exceed Speed (kn) : 150
• Range (nm) : 393
• Max Endurance (hr) : 4.53
• Hover Ceiling OGE (ft) : 7612
• Hover Ceiling IGE (ft) : 9252

Rotors

• Main Rotor Type : Speriflex
• Main Rotor Radius (ft) : 16.42
• Main Rotor Speed (rpm) : 406
• Main Rotor Blade Count : 3
• Tail Rotor Radius (ft) : 1.62
• Tail Rotor Blade Count : 8

Size & Weight

• Empty Weight (lb) : 2116
• Max Vertical Takeoff Weight (lb) : 3968
• Max Takeoff Weight (lb) : 3968
• Length (ft) : 37.83
• Height (ft) : 11.17

Power Plant

• Engine(s) :
• Number of Engines : 1
• Max Continuous Power (shp) : 449
• Max Power (shp) : 504