Airbus Helicopters H160

[Titus K]

https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/557531-airbus-h160-helicopter-12.html

Un commentaire sur le H160 :

My sources tell me that the H160 is competitive commercially and technically with an AW139 out to about 130nm, depending on the availability of the diversions, weather etc.

Fuel flow is about 15-18% lower and the DOCs (Direct Operating Cost) are about 20% less than the AW139.

The global offshore fleet is about to grow a lot when Bristow take their 5x for Nigeria. Bristow will likely report on how that's going in their quarterly/ annual reports so we will likely get their view on it over the next 18 months as the 5x come online fully.

Remember that Airbus position the H160 for replacing the 6.4/ 6.8T AW139, the H155, N3, S76C series and B412 market, not just a rival to the AW139 which is a bigger platform.

If you look at the Technical Description, the EEW of an offshore H160 is 3950kgs. There is allegedly no plan to give the civilian version a higher MTOW than the 6050kgs you mention but the military variant is supposed to be 6250kgs. The engines need to be upgraded for the military version to have the desired performance which is likely the key reason the French Army have not started deliveries yet (allegedly).

Modifié hier à 11:48 par Titus K

[Bechar06]

Il y a 9 heures, Titus K a dit :

If you look at the Technical Description, the EEW of an offshore H160 is 3950kgs. There is allegedly no plan to give the civilian version a higher MTOW than the 6050kgs you mention but the military variant is supposed to be 6250kgs. The engines need to be upgraded for the military version to have the desired performance 

Je me disais bien que la puissance moteur était limite...