The Airbus Helicopters H145 (formerly Eurocopter EC145) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and … See more

The EC145 was a joint development between Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, subsequently Eurocopter and Kawasaki Heavy Industries on the basis of their successful prior jointly produced BK 117 C1. Rather tha… See more

The EC145 features a larger cabin space than the older BK 117 C1 helicopter with internal space increased by 46 cm (18 in) in length and 13 cm (5 in) in width, increasing cabin volume by 1.0 m (35 cu ft) to 6.0 m (210 cu ft). … See more

The French Sécurité Civile (Civil Guard), French Gendarmerie and the Landespolizei (State Police) of Hesse, Germany became the first operators of the EC145 upon receipt of the initial deliveries in April 2002. The Sécurit… See more

EC145 Basic model introduced, derived from preceding BK 117 C-1; this variant is powered by Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshaft engines and has a conventional high boom tail rotor. EC145 is a marketing name for th… See more

By 2017, more than 1300 EC145s were in service around the world. In 2012 was reported as in use by 34 countries and around 100 customers. By 2023 this had risen to 1600. In 2024 the Airbus site listed nearly 170… See more