AS550 C3e - Eurocopter

Ecureuil / Fennec family:
* 4,890 delivered, over
22 million flight hours,
some 1,600
customers in 110
countries, fleet leader
30,400 flying hours
* 400 military
helicopters already
ordered by 44 armed
forces in 35 countries
CAPACITY
Passenger transportation 1 pilot + 5 passengers (standard version)
Troop transportation 1 pilot + 4 soldiers
1 pilot + 4 passengers (comfort version)
Casualty evacuation 1 pilot + 1 stretcher patient + 2 doctors
WEIGHTS
Maximum take-off weight 2,250 kg 4,960 lb
MTOW with jettisonable armament 2,450 kg 5,401 lb
Maximum take-off weight with external load 2,800 kg 6,172 lb
Empty weight 1,265 kg 2,789 lb
Useful load 985 kg 2,171 lb
Maximum cargo-swing load 1,400 kg 3,086 lb
Standard fuel capacity 426 kg 939 lb
ENGINE 1 TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
Take-off power 632 kW 847 shp
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed (Vne) 287 km per hr 155 kts
Fast cruise speed (at MCP) 248 km per hr 134 kts
Recommended cruise speed 208 km per hr 112 kts
Rate of climb 9,8 m per sec 1,935 ft per min
Service ceiling 7,000 m 23,000 ft
Hover ceiling OGE at ISA, MTOW, take-off power 3,383 m 11,100 ft
Maximum range without reserve at Recommended Cruise Speed 600 km 351 nm
Endurance without reserve at 100 km per hr-54 kts > 4 h
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