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P2 stands for the PRATT and WHITNEY PW 206B2 turbine engine with 743 PS (horsepower). | P2 stands for the PRATT and WHITNEY PW 206B2 turbine engine with 743 PS (horsepower). | ||
T2 stands for TURBOMECA Arrius 2B2 turbine engine with 706 PS. | T2 stands for TURBOMECA Arrius 2B2 turbine engine with 706 PS. | ||
The EC 135 descends from the MBB Bo 108. The Bo 108 was a demonstration prototype for fly-by-wire and has it's | The EC 135 descends from the MBB Bo 108. The Bo 108 was a demonstration prototype for fly-by-wire and has it's descent from the famous Bo 105. | ||
When the Eurocopter company was founded, the Bo 108 came with. | When the Eurocopter company was founded, the Bo 108 came with. | ||
Eurocopter decided that there was a | Eurocopter decided that there was a marketplace for such a helicopter and the development went on. | ||
From the | From the French partners it got the fenestron, from MBB the hingeless rotor. | ||
The fenestron makes it very hard for dangerous situations in the range of the tail rotor and reduces the noise level about 50% to other helicopters | The fenestron makes it very hard for dangerous situations in the range of the tail rotor and reduces the noise level about 50% to other helicopters | ||
That's why the EC 135 is a | That's why the EC 135 is a highly recommended helicopter for EMS and the police, especially in Europe but also in the USA, Japan and other states. | ||