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EC120
Colibri light helicopter |
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EC120 Colibri is a light single-engine helicopter jointly designed and
developed by Eurocopter, China National Aero-Technology Import &
Export Corporation (CATIC), Harbin Aviation Industries (Group) Ltd (HAI)
and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (STAero) at Eurocopter France's
Marignane facility, the EC120 B is assembled by Eurocopter in France
and Australia. The first EC120 B was delivered in 1998 and by 2008,
Eurocopter had already delivered more than 550 Colibris to various customers.
In 2004, the United States Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) selected the EC120 B to meet its Light Sign
Cutter requirement, a program potentially involving 55 aircraft with
a total value of US$ 75 million in then-year dollars. In January 2008,
the French Defense Ministry selected the EC120 as the French Army's
new lead-in rotary-wing trainer, replacing the Aérospatiale Gazelle.
Since 2011 the EC 120 B has been used by the traffic police in Kurdistan,
Iraq. |
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EC-120 B Colibri: Standard designation (original designation
during development was "P-120") - HC-120: Chinese-built variant of the EC120 |
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The
EC120 B is mostly built from composite materials and has a fenestron
tail rotor, making it a particularly quiet helicopter (FAA Appendix
J flyover noise signature = 78.7 dB SEL, 6.7 dB SEL below Stage 2 limits).
Certified to FAR 27 standards, the EC120 B also features crash-resistant
seats and a crash-resistant fuel system. The design of the Colibri's
wide cabin makes it suitable for wide variety of civilian and parapublic
missions, such as utility transport, offshore transport, training, law
enforcement, casualty evacuation and corporate transport. In the casualty
evacuation role, the helicopter can carry one pilot and one stretcher
patient as well as one or two medical attendants. For cargo carrying,
the Colibri can carry one pilot plus 2.94 cubic meters (103.9 cu. ft.)
of total useful load volume (cabin and hold). The EC120's 0.8 cubic
meter (28.3 cu. ft.) hold is accessible from the side and rear. |
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The
EC120b is powered by one Turbomeca Arrius 2F turboshaft engine , 376
kW (504 shp).The ARRIUS 2F is the latest engine generation of Arrius
family (from TURBOMECA) which combines power (504 shp), simplicity (2
modules), low fuel consumption and benefits from the wide experience
of the Arrius engine family. The turbine engine is mounted at the top
of the rear structure, in a fireproof compartment. It is installed at
the rear of the main gearbox, to which it is linked by a connecting
shaft mounted between two blade-type flexible couplings. |
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The
avionics of the latest variant of EC120 Colibri, the B version includes,
avionics master switch, one gyro-horizon, one gyro-compass, one horizontal
Situation Indicator, one turn and bank indicator, 1 VHF/AM, 1 VHF/VOR/LOC/GS/GPS,
one transponder (mode A+C), one altitude encoder, one 1 Emergency Locator
Transmitter and one ICS + passenger interphone. |
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In addition to its civilian roles, the Colibri is also used by the military for training, observation and light utility missions. In the latter role, it can carry a sling load cargo of up to 700 kg. The EC120 B is able to carry equipment such as FLIR cameras, spotlights and other useful tools. Some law enforcement agencies using the EC120 B include: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Edmonton Police Service, Calgary Police Service, the York Regional Police, and the Albuquerque Police Department. |
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