Home

Thinking without limits

Customer Access

Home » Products & Missions » Aircraft Finder » Civil Range » Ecureuil » AS350 B3 » Characteristics

Aircraft Finder

Ecureuil

Main description

A high-performance workhorse with hot and high capabilities.
The high-performance variant of the AS350 Ecureuil (Squirrel/AStar) series, the single-engine B3 outclasses all other 6 seat helicopters for power, flexibility, safety and low acquisition and maintenance costs. The AS350 B3 is made to measure for hot conditions and very high altitudes. In fact, a standard production model recently made history by landing on Mount Everest!

Technical Data

Characteristics

Leader on the pack

The high-performance, powerful AS350 B3 is designed to carry out the most demanding missions in the most extreme weather and geographical conditions: from very hot to very high and everything in between. Its exceptional lifting power, high endurance, extended range and fast cruise speed make virtually any job looks easy. The AS350 B3 can climb to 3,000 meters in 2 minutes 21 seconds and has more than proved its power with a record breaking landing on Mount Everest.
More than 530 AS350 B3s are presently in operational service worldwide, mainly performing missions requiring high performance, including "hot and high" missions and sling work (external load capability of the B3 is 1,400 kg).

CAPACITY

Passenger transport 1 pilot + 5 passengers in standard version
Casualty evacuation 1 pilot + 1 stretcher + 2 doctors
WEIGHTS

 
Maximum takeoff weight 2,250 kg  4,960 lb
Maximum cargo-swing load 1,400 kg  3,086 lb
POWER PLANT
1 TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B 1 turbine engine
Takeoff power 632 kW
  847 shp
PERFORMANCE at maximum gross weight
Maximum speed (Vne)
287 km/h   155 kts
Fast Cruise speed at MCP 258 km/h   140 kts

 

On the air