Aircraft reference
CC-DJZ
MBB-BK 117 D-3 (H145) · Ecocopter
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Identity
- Mission
- Helicopter bombers
- Registration
- CC-DJZ
- Mode-S address
- E809CF
- ICAO type
- EC45
- Model
- MBB-BK 117 D-3 (H145)
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Operator
- Ecocopter
- Country of registration
- Chile
- Home base
- Santiago · Chile
About the Eurocopter EC145
Water-bombing helicopter
It uses a suspended bucket or an installed tank to take water from a nearby source and place short, precise drops, including in steep or confined terrain. Depending on its configuration, it may also move crews, equipment, or rescue teams.
What this type can do
The twin-engine EC145 or H145 can attack fires with an external bucket while retaining the agility needed around rugged terrain and confined water points. Its cabin also supports crew transport and command duties between drops.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Airbus Helicopters H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. Originally designated as the BK 117, the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the combined Eurocopter line-up in 1992 with the merger of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's helicopter division of Daimler-Benz into Eurocopter. The helicopter was initially named EC145; an updated version, EC145 T2, was renamed H145 in 2015. The helicopter was significantly updated in the 2020s with a fenestron replacing the traditional tail rotor, followed later by a 5-blade main rotor head.
ICAO type · EC45Flight history
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