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Eurocopter EC130
The Eurocopter EC130 is a single engine light helicopter developed from the earlier AS350 Ecureuil, one of the primary changes from which was the adoption of a fenestron anti-torque device in place of a conventional tail rotor. It was launched and produced by the Eurocopter Group, which would later be rebranded as Airbus Helicopters.
==Development==
During the 1990s, the EC130 was developed by Eurocopter from their AS350 B3 helicopter, a popular rotorcraft originally developed and manufactured by French firm Aerospatiale, which had merged into the multinational Eurocopter organisation. Major changes from the proceeding AS350 included the adoption of an enclosed Fenestron anti-torque device and a wide body to provide for a cabin with much more internal space. On 24 June 1999, the first prototype EC130 performed its first flight, being flown from an airfield in France by Steven Page, an Australian test pilot.〔("Airwaves Magazine." ) ''Official Journal of the AHIA'', Volume 2, Issue 11. Page 11, December 2013.〕
The EC130 was designed in close cooperation with tour operators, one such operator, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, being the launch operator; it has been described as having a spacious cabin for accommodating up to seven tourists and providing excellent external visibility. In 2001, the EC130 entered service with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, being used for aerial tours of scenic areas such as Hawaii and the Grand Canyon.〔 The EC130 is principally aimed at commercial passenger transportation operators, such as aerial tour companies, whereas the preceding AS350 continued to be produced and marketed for utility operations instead.〔Dubois, Thierry. ("Helicopters H130 Finds New Application in Aerial Work." ) ''AIN Online'', 17 July 2015.〕 Vertical Magazine described the EC130 as being "one of the most highly successful single engine helicopters in air medical service".〔("Airbus Helicopters sets high bar with EC130 T2." ) ''Vertical'', 10 March 2015.〕
An upgraded variant, the EC130T2, was developed in the 2000s to improve upon the base model's performance; more than 70% of the airframe was changed from the initial EC130 model and the more powerful Turbomeca Arriel 2D turboshaft engine was adopted.〔("Airbus Helicopters' EC130 T2 enters the Indian market." ) ''Vertical'', 20 February 2015.〕 In 2012, Eurocopter received orders for 50 EC130T2 from Maverick Helicopters, and other customers such as Papillon and Blue Hawaiian took the total then on order for the new variant to 105.〔〔Moorman, Robert. ("Recovery: Real or imagined ?" ) ''Rotor & Wing'', March 2012. Page 30. Retrieved 31 March 2012.〕 The EC130T2 was introduced to service in 2012.〔 In 2013, Airbus Helicopters reported that a production rate of 50 EC130T2s would be produced that year, and that this was expected to rise to 65 per year in 2014.〔 In August 2013, Airbus Helicopter's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras assembled its first EC130T2;〔Donald, David. ("New EC130T2 Helicopter Makes Brazilian Debut." ) ''AIN Online'', 14 August 2013.〕 the first Australian-assembled EC130T2 followed in December 2013.〔("Eurocopter to demo EC130T2 around Australia." ) ''Australian Aviation'', 1 December 2013.〕
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