Aircraft reference
CS-HIL
EC130 T2 · Portuguese contracted operator
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Identity
- Mission
- Helicopter bombers
- Registration
- CS-HIL
- Mode-S address
- 49212C
- ICAO type
- EC30
- Model
- EC130 T2
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Operator
- Portuguese contracted operator
- Country of registration
- Portugal
Operator attribution comes from public fleet lists; the national registers publish no owner column.
About the Eurocopter EC130
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 compact EC130 or H130 is suited to quick initial attack and precise bucket drops in difficult terrain. Its smaller load is traded for agility, visibility, and access to sites that heavier helicopters may not use.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Airbus Helicopters H130 is a single engine light utility helicopter developed from the earlier Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, one of the primary changes from which was the adoption of a Fenestron anti-torque device in place of a conventional tail rotor. It was launched and produced by the Eurocopter Group, which would later be rebranded as Airbus Helicopters.
ICAO type · EC30Flight history
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