Bölkow Bo 105
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The German Bo 105 is a light twin engine multi purpose utility helicopter initially developed by Bölkow, and then built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) which now belongs to the Eurocopter Group. Eurocopter sold the Bo 105 until 1997. It was replaced by the new EC 135.
Being the first light twin-engined helicopter in commercial service, it gained widespread use over rural areas (police and EMS / medevac) as well as offshore.
The four-blade hingeless main rotor with composite blades ensures high maneuverability. All main systems (hydraulics, electric, fuel, lubrication) were designed to be fully redundant.
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[edit] Military Operators
Military variants include light transport, reconnaissance and antitank versions and were (and/or still are) used by:
NATO:Germany, Netherlands, Spain
Non-NATO: Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mexico, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Arab Emirates.
The variants used by the German Army are the Bo 105P and Bo 105M.
Bo 105P with its army designation "PAH-1" and "PAH-1A1" for the upgraded version (PAH=Panzerabwehrhubschrauber; 'Tank-defence helicopter'), is an anti-tank helicopter armed with wire-guided HOT ATGMs (HOT2 for the upgraded A1 version). Most of them are being replaced with the new UH Tiger multirole attack helicopter, some will still stay in service till the end of their life span. The outphased PAH's are going to be disarmed and downgraded to the VBH version.
Bo 105M with its army designation "VBH" (Verbindungshubschrauber; 'connection chopper'), is a light transport and surveillance helicopter. They were outphased and replaced by disarmed and modified PAH1.
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[edit] Specifications (Bo 105)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.| Description | ||
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| Role | light twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter | |
| Crew | one or two pilots | |
| Capacity | up to 5 passengers | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 11.86 m | |
| Fuselage length | 8.81 m | |
| Height | 3.00 m | |
| Rotor diameter | 9.84 m | |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 1,301 kg | |
| Max. internal fuel | 570 l | |
| Max. take-off | 2,500 kg / 2,600 kg with external load | |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | 2 x Allison 250-C20B turboshafts | |
| Power | 2 x 298 kW (2 x 400 shp) | |
| Performance | ||
| Max speed | 242 km/h (131 kt) | |
| range | 564 km | |
