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The value of expérience

A winning combination of high technology, simplicity and reliability makes Eurocopter’s aircraft particularly suited for offshore operations.

Our wide range of helicopters beneﬁts from our more than 30 years of expertise as the leading partner of offshore petroleum and gas companies.

No matter your needs, we have the aircraft to ﬁt your most speciﬁc mission requirements.

Safety First by Eurocopter

“At Eurocopter, safety is and has always been the number one priority for products and services.

Everyday, thousands of people flyon Eurocopter aircraft: their safety is Eurocopter’s top priority. Day after day, Eurocopter employees around the world contribute to the safety of our products and services.
Eurocopter continues to improve its safety standards, requires suppliers to do the same and shares this culture with customers.

Eurocopter is fully committed to safety as the most important aspect of its business.”

Lutz Bertling, Eurocopter CEO
The EC225 embodies the safety philosophy
of Eurocopter
- Sea State VI certiﬁed Emergency ﬂoatation gear without speed limitation
- Multi-box technology, high-impact tolerant blades
- Standard manufacturer HUMS
- 30’ MGB dry run Certiﬁed
  52' MGB dry run demonstrated
- Engine blade shedding
- Bird strike protection
- Fuel tank located outside the cabin
- Very low vibration level
- 4-Axis digital dual duplex autopilot - Exclusive ﬂight envelope protection
- Passengers & crew crashworthy seats
- Numerous emergency exits exceeding requirements
Safety by Design

Eurocopter’s innovative helicopters integrate safety in the entire design process
and exceed certiﬁcation standards and requirements of both oil and gas companies and operators.

Safety by Equipment

Aircraft fully compliant with OGP requirements.
All inclusive:
- CVFDR
- HUMS
- TCAS
- HFDM-HOMP
- EGPWS
- 4-points harness
- External life rafts
- AFDS
The EC225 incorporates numerous redundancies for an unrivalled reliability.

Safety by Support

Thanks to our 30 subsidiaries on all ﬁve continents,we can provide the best support for your ﬂeet right at your door step - no matter where you are in the world.

Safety by Training

Eurocopter values the importance of training activities to improve safety and provides training solutions in 19 Training Centers worldwide, a network that continues to grow near you. Be more efﬁcient with our localized training solution: Your crew will bemore readily available for commercial ﬂights. Save time, reduce training costs and beneﬁt from increased local content.

Safety by HMI design

As the cockpit concept, Human Machine Interface has been praised
by pilots worldwide, it has become the new standard of excellence:
- Digital helicopter autopilot
- Eurocopter MFD philosophy
- 6 instruments all-in-one
- Compact intuitive display
- FLI: First Limit Indicator
- Family concept:
  Same HMI on multiple machines
  to allow pilots to easily switch
  from one cockpit to another.