Overview of helicopter types
To the Heliflieger.com locations, the following helicopters are typically in use:
Models made by Robinson Helicopter
Robinson R44 - currently the best-selling helicopter worldwide. Space for pilot + 3 passengers, all have a window seat. We have one about this helityp blog posts written. Further information is from the manufacturer Robinson Helicopter .
Robinson R22 - Built by Robinson Helicopters since 1973. A simple, light helicopter with space for pilot + 1 passenger for training, surveillance and private use. Further information is from the manufacturer Robinson Helicopter .
Bell Flight models
The Bell 206 is a series of helicopters from the American manufacturer Bell Helicopter. The Bell 206 and its further developments such as the "Jetranger" are probably the most commercially successful civil helicopter to date. It has a turbine engine and has space for the pilot + 4 passengers and is unfortunately no longer manufactured. There is a lot of information about the Jetranger Wikipedia. Further information on the official successor - the Bell 505 - is available from the manufacturer Bell Helicopters .
Bell 505 "Jetranger" X
The Bell 505 is a very modern helicopter from the American manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is the successor to the Bell 206 and its further developments such as the "Jetranger", which is probably the most commercially successful civil helicopter to date. It has a turbine engine and has space for the pilot + 4 passengers. Further information is from the manufacturer Bell Helicopters .
Models from the Eurocopter company
The Airbus Group Eurocopter EC120 helicopter is a five-seater helicopter manufactured by the Franco-German manufacturer Airbus Helicopters. It has a turbine engine and was renamed H2014 in early 120 to harmonize its name. Further information is from the manufacturer Airbus Helicopters .
The H125 helicopter from the Airbus Group is a helicopter manufactured by the German-French aircraft manufacturer Airbus Helicopters and is also known under the former name AS350. It has a turbine engine and has space for the pilot plus 5 passengers. Because of his chubby appearance, he is also called "squirrel" or "squirrel cat", also in English ("Squirrel") and French ("Écureuil"). Further information is from the manufacturer Airbus Helicopters .
The Eurocopter EC130 helicopter is a helicopter made by the German-French manufacturer Airbus Helicopters with space for the pilot and 6 passengers (2 in front next to the pilot and 4 in the back). It has a turbine engine and was renamed "H2014" in early 130. Further information is from the manufacturer Airbus Helicopters .
Models from the Guimbal company
The Cabri G2 is a single-engine piston-engine helicopter produced by the French manufacturer Hélicoptères Guimbal. It has space for pilot + 1 passenger. More information is from the French manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal .
Models from the Sikorsky company
The Schweizer 300C (formerly Hughes 300, 269C) is a light helicopter that is used in pilot training, for observation purposes, police tasks, agricultural operations and in sport aviation. It is equipped with a 4-cylinder piston engine. It has space for the pilot + 1 passenger or the student pilot. The manufacturer has been bought several times over the years and now belongs to the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which in turn belongs to the Lockheed Martin Group belongs. More information on the Hughes 300 is available at Wikipedia .