COMMON
EC45
Airbus H145 (EC145)
The EC145
“When the mission needs more room.”
Airbus Helicopters · helicopter
Length
42 ft 2 in
Wingspan
36 ft 1 in (rotor)
Max speed
140 kts
Range
340 nmi
Ceiling
17,000 ft
Engines
2x Turbomeca Arriel 2E
Crew
1
Max passengers
9
Built
900+
Bigger than the EC135 but just as versatile. The EC145 is a favorite of air ambulance services, law enforcement, and VIP transport. It can fit a full medical team or a corporate exec — sometimes the same flight.
Fun fact
The UH-72 Lakota, the US Army's utility helicopter, is a military version of the EC145.
How to spot one
Larger than H135. Skid gear. Used as US Army UH-72 Lakota for training. Fenestron on D3 model.
Crews call it
The Lakota
Sounds like
Newer models have a Fenestron tail, older ones an open rotor — listen for the difference
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The EC145 from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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