COMMON
AS50
Airbus H125 (AS350 Ecureuil)
The AStar
“The workhorse of utility aviation.”
Airbus Helicopters · helicopter
Length
42 ft 8 in
Wingspan
35 ft 1 in (rotor)
Max speed
140 kts
Range
354 nmi
Ceiling
23,000 ft
Engines
1x Turbomeca Arriel 2D
Crew
1
Max passengers
5
Built
6,000+
The Airbus H125 (formerly AS350 AStar) is everywhere — news helicopters, tour flights, mountain rescue, firefighting. It thrives in hot-and-high conditions where other helicopters struggle.
Fun fact
An AStar holds the record for the highest helicopter landing — on the summit of Mount Everest at 29,029 feet.
How to spot one
Single-engine, skid gear. Starflex rotor head. The workhorse of helicopter tourism and law enforcement.
Crews call it
The AStar
Sounds like
Arriel turboshaft with three-blade Starflex rotor — smooth and reliable
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The AStar from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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