Aircraft reference
F-ZBQD
MBB-BK 117 C-2 (EC145) · Securite Civile
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Identity
- Mission
- Rescue helicopters
- Registration
- F-ZBQD
- Mode-S address
- 3B7B8D
- ICAO type
- EC45
- Model
- MBB-BK 117 C-2 (EC145)
- Manufacturer
- Eurocopter
- Operator
- Securite Civile
- Country of registration
- France
- Call sign
- Dragon
The Dragon number belongs to the base, not to the airframe.
About the Eurocopter EC145
Rescue and support helicopter
It is tracked here for rescue and operational support, not as a dedicated water bomber. It can reconnoiter, insert or evacuate people, carry medical teams and equipment, and keep command connected when roads are slow or inaccessible.
What this type can do
The EC145 or H145 is a compact twin-engine rescue helicopter with a wide medical cabin and access to confined sites. Depending on its equipment, it can carry a medical team, use a rescue hoist, evacuate casualties, and support airborne command.
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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