Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma

EC225 Super Puma
H225
General information
TypePassenger transport helicopter
National originMultinational
ManufacturerEurocopter
Airbus Helicopters
Primary userCHC Helicopter[1]
Number built170+(as of 2016)[2]
History
Manufactured1999–present
Introduction dateDecember 2004
First flight27 November 2000
Developed fromEurocopter AS332 Super Puma
VariantsEurocopter EC725

The Airbus Helicopters H225 (formerly Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma) is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation of the civilian Super Puma family. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 24 passengers along with two crew and a cabin attendant, dependent on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for offshore support and VIP passenger transport duties, as well as public service missions.

The civil-orientated EC225 has a military counterpart, which was originally designated as the Eurocopter EC725; it was rebranded in 2015 as the H225M. In 2015, the EC225 was formally renamed to the H225, in line with Eurocopter's corporate rebranding as Airbus Helicopters.[3]

  1. ^ CHC Helicopter (2010). "CHC Fleet". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Airbus Helicopter infographic". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: Meet the H Generation." Airbus Helicopters, 3 March 2015.