Eurocopter is less than two weeks away from shining in the spotlight of this year’s Paris Air Show with its latest innovative products on flight and static displays and an exciting event organized exclusively for Ecureuil-family operators.
Making its first-ever public debut, Eurocopter’s high-speed, hybrid helicopter demonstrator—coined the X3—is certain to awe the crowds. During daily air demos, the X3 will reveal its unique and powerful combination of vertical takeoff and landing capabilities with aircraft-type fast cruise speeds, along with the EC175 medium twin first prototype (PT1)—an aircraft developed and manufactured in cooperation with China Aeronautics Industries Group Corp. (AVIC), a long-standing Eurocopter partner.
These two rotorcraft, in addition to one of Eurocopter’s enhanced line of helicopters—the single-engine AS350 B3e in Stylence configuration—will be on display at the Le Bourget heliport (Chalet H). Also at the Chalet H, Eurocopter will host a special event on June 23, inviting Ecureuil-family operators from around the world to join them in celebrating the long and successful history of this helicopter family.
EADS’ static display will include an impressive and diverse array of Eurocopter helicopters, such as an EC135 from the French Gendarmerie; a life-size mock-up of the brand-new Fenestron-equipped EC145 T2 in its Stylence version; a life-size mock-up of the EC175 in its Search and Rescue (SAR) configuration and an AS535 MB Panther from the Bulgarian Air Force equipped with the Stand-Alone Weapon System (SAWS). This system was developed by Eurocopter and the French airborne systems integrator, ATE.
Additional Eurocopter products will be present at the show, including an EC725 Caracal and a Tiger at the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA)’s static display.
Finally, NH90 NFHs will be displayed on both the DGA’s and NHIndustries’ static display.
