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The best medium twin of the next decades.
Designed with our customers, the EC175 sets new standards for all your missions.
Ingeniously optimized.
Extensive end-user advice combined with the latest generation computer aided design and virtual simulation mock-up were essential to the optimization of the EC175. Result? It is the roomiest, safest, most comfortable, easiest to fly, cheapest to maintain, most cost-effective 7-ton robust workhorse in the world.

Customer advice and a logistic support analysis based on most advanced standards showed that a new maintenance approach for the EC175 would provide significant economic savings.

The benefits were achieved, first through a reduction of maintenance workload and costs, by reducing the number of maintenance tasks and their frequency. And secondly, by improving reliability of the different systems.

The EC175 is a major step in terms of development process and technical integration, with the use of a DMU (Digital Mock Up). This DMU is a virtual helicopter, fully represented in 3D, used as a common basis for all the designers. In addition, this DMU provides outstanding information to generate the documentation and prepare the maintenance operations.

Result? Increased availability, reliability and safety. With an inevitable decrease in maintenance costs.

Application of ‘’MSG-3’’ methodology to the elaboration of the Master Servicing Manual led to suppression of the usual “after-last-flight” visit, reduced frequency of the Technical Inspection, and complete suppression of the Major Inspection.

The Pratt & Whitney PT6C engines are renowned for excellent Time Between Overhaul (5,000 hours). The Spheriflex® design rotor head requires only “On-Condition” maintenance.

The rugged but simple airframe has a metallic structure made essentially of extremely light but rigid aluminum alloy. Maritime corrosion treated, it is easy to maintain and easy to repair.

Eurocopter offers a comprehensive array of repair and overhaul services to ensure maximum availability with fully controlled costs. Services range from basic OEM repair to comprehensive Parst-By-the-Hour and Oil & Gas Availability Program (OGAP). 
 

No detail escapes Eurocopter

A variety of training devices can be made available at initial delivery. These can include totally portable, computer- and Web-based training; avionic and part task trainers; light training devices (in effect, small control-panel simulators); full flight simulators; and actual training aircraft.

Not only is the new EC175 a superb technical success, but also offers excellent service support and training. Eurocopter does everything possible to make sure that the EC175 is a userfriendly helicopter at its customer’s service.