Equipped with two powerful Safran Makila 2A1 turbine engines, a sturdy five-blade main rotor and Spheriflex rotor head, the H225 offers long range and fast cruise speeds, along with flight endurance that exceeds five hours and 30 minutes.
Airbus Helicopters Super Puma family –of which the H225 is the latest member– has accumulated more than five million flight hours during operations around the world and in all weather, including icing conditions and highly challenging maritime environments.
Pilots are assisted by the H225’s glass cockpit containing electronic instruments for flight information and system monitoring. Outstanding precision and stability are provided by its 4-axis, dual-duplex autopilot, with the automatic flight control system handling automatic approaches as well as search and rescue patterns, along with fully automatic hovering.
The rotorcraft’s integrated maintenance architecture with health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) conducts data recording and proactive monitoring for flight safety enhancement. Airbus’ First Limit Indicator displays the available power in any condition, along with the power margin in all engines operative (AEO) and one engine inoperative (OEI) situations, reducing pilot workload.
H225 avionics and autopilot systems reduce crew workload while enhancing safety, especially in the most demanding mission phases or conditions.
The H225 is certified for flights in icing conditions, and incorporates a self-deployable emergency floatation device and a traffic collision and avoidance system linked to the autopilot.
In the event of an emergency, large windows push out easily to allow fast egress and efficient access to integrated life rafts. The H225’s safety standards also include a 30-minute run-dry gearbox.
The H225 is the first helicopter in the industry to benefit from an OEM-issued Flight Crew Operating Manual. which describes all the operational procedures to be applied during normal and abnormal or emergency situations, focusing on best use of the automation and aircraft systems forthe H225 in offshore missions.
Search And Rescue
The H225 is recognised as a reference in SAR operations thanks to a takeoff sequence of less than five minutes; all-weather capability including in full icing conditions; extra long-range capability with auxiliary fuel tanks, leaving its large cabin free for the mission; SAR modes; and autopilot precision.
A wide range of mission equipment is available, such as EOS, searchlights, cabin console, hailer public address system, an automatic identification system (AIS), direction finder, radar, dual hoist and stretchers.