Airbus Helicopters
H135 / EC-135
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Photo: Robert Deering 7/15/2026
Medical City Hospital
Plano, Texas

The Airbus Helicopters H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system. First flying in February 1994 and developed from the prototype Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 108, it entered service in 1996. 1,400 units have been delivered up to September 2020, to 300 operators in 60 countries, accumulating over 5 million flight hours. It is mainly used for air medical transport (medevac), corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind support, and military flight training. Half of the units in service are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The H135M is the military variant. 

SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Rotor Span:  10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) Maximum speed:  287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)
Length:  10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) Cruising speed:  254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn)
Height:  3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) Range:  635 km (395 mi, 343 nmi)
Empty Weight:  1,455 kg (3,208 lb) Service ceiling:  6,096 m (20,000 ft)
Gross Weight:  2,910 kg (6,415 lb)  
Crew:  Pilot and up to 7 passengers or 2 crew and 2 patients.
Engines:  2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 turboshaft engines, 472 kW (633 hp) each or 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshaft engines rated at 463 kW (621 hp) (take-off power)

SOURCE:  Wikipedia