COMMON
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Airbus H135 (EC135)
The EC135
“The air ambulance you hope you never need.”
Airbus Helicopters · helicopter
Length
39 ft 0 in
Wingspan
33 ft 6 in (rotor)
Max speed
139 kts
Range
341 nmi
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Engines
2x Turbomeca Arrius 2B2Plus
Crew
1
Max passengers
6
Built
700+
The Eurocopter EC135 is one of the most common air ambulance helicopters in the world. Light, fast, and designed for hospital rooftop landings. If you see one flying fast with lights on, someone's having a very bad day.
Fun fact
The EC135's Fenestron (shrouded tail rotor) makes it significantly quieter than traditional helicopters — important for hospital operations.
How to spot one
Shrouded tail rotor (Fenestron) is the instant giveaway. Skid landing gear. Very common in EMS role.
Crews call it
The One-Thirty-Five
Sounds like
Fenestron (shrouded tail rotor) makes it distinctly quieter than open-tail-rotor helicopters
Related
One might be overhead right now.
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