EC225 Super Puma H225 | |
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General information | |
Type | Passenger transport helicopter |
National origin | Multinational |
Manufacturer | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters |
Primary user | CHC Helicopter[1] |
Number built | 170+(as of 2016[update])[2] |
History | |
Manufactured | 1999–present |
Introduction date | December 2004 |
First flight | 27 November 2000 |
Developed from | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
Variants | Eurocopter EC725 |
The Airbus Helicopters H225 (formerly Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma) is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation of the civilian Super Puma family. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 24 passengers along with two crew and a cabin attendant, dependent on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for offshore support and VIP passenger transport duties, as well as public service missions.
The civil-orientated EC225 has a military counterpart, which was originally designated as the Eurocopter EC725; it was rebranded in 2015 as the H225M. In 2015, the EC225 was formally renamed to the H225, in line with Eurocopter's corporate rebranding as Airbus Helicopters.[3]