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Bavaria orders eight five-bladed H145s for police force

December 16, 2021  By Helicopters Staff


First delivery of the five-bladed Airbus H145 for the Bavarian helicopters squadron is planned for 2023. (Image: Airbus)

The Ministry of Interior of Bavaria ordered eight five-bladed Airbus H145s for its police force, following a European tender launched earlier this year.

Airbus explains the helicopters will replace the state’s current H135 fleet and will be operated by the two bases of the Bavarian helicopters squadron at the airport in Munich and in Roth, close to Nuremberg. The first delivery is planned for 2023.

“The five-bladed H145s will further enhance the mission capabilities of the Bavarian Police,” said Wolfgang Schoder, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Germany. “The flood in Germany and the pandemic have clearly demonstrated how important helicopters are for our society.”

There are more than 200 helicopters from the H145 helicopter family deployed for public services and law enforcement missions around the world.

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The new version of Airbus’ H145 light twin-engine helicopter was unveiled at Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta. This latest upgrade adds a five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145, increasing the useful load of the helicopter by 150 kg.

In total, there are more than 1,500 H145 family helicopters in service, logging a total of more than six million flight hours. Powered by two Safran Arriel 2E engines, the H145 is equipped with full authority digital engine control (FADEC) and the Helionix digital avionics suite. It also includes a high performance 4-axis autopilot.

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