Airbus Helicopters H175
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The Airbus Helicopters H175 (formerly Eurocopter EC175) is a 7-ton class super-medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352. Originally launched as the Eurocopter EC175 and the Harbin Z-15, it has been referred to as being a 'super-medium' helicopter.
H175 AC352 | |
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Role | Super-medium utility helicopter |
National origin | Multinational |
Manufacturer | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
First flight | H175: 17 December 2009 AC352: 20 December 2016 |
Introduction | H175 : December 2014[1] |
Status | In service |
Produced | 2009-present |
Formally launched at Heli-Expo in Houston on 24 February 2008, it was predicted by Airbus Helicopters that approximately 800 to 1,000 EC175s would be sold over an initial 20-year period.[2][3] It entered service in December 2014; in 2015, the EC175 was formally renamed to the H175, in line with Eurocopter's corporate rebranding as Airbus Helicopters.[4]