• Mission

Main description

EC725 Designed for the most demanding missions
A combat proven multi-role helicopter.

Introduced in 2005, the EC725 has seen combat service worldwide, including in Afghanistan.
Evolved from experience gained with the Cougar family, theEC725 is the latest version of this medium lift (11-ton class) helicopter.
EC725 has operated from ships and ashore.
It is a truly multi-purpose, versatile military asset.

• Mission oriented cockpit avionics 

  • Redundant human-machine interface

  • Full glass cockpit

  • LCD Multifunction 6”x8” Displays

  • NVG compatible

  • One single Flight & Navigation Display (FND) provides all flight parameters at a glance

  • Fully integrated display of digital maps, electronic warfare

  • The First Limit Indicator displays the available power in all situations

   

• Designed specifically for helicopters,
  The Automatic Flight Control System provides :

  

  • Automatic computed pattern to hover:fix trans down, geographic waypoint,radar plot, map display mark

  • Automatic hover within 1 m precision

  • Unrivalled stability in height, whatever the surface below

  • Joystick in the cargo to track target

  • Ground Speed Mode to help work above moving target

  
  The World’s Most Advanced Auto-pilot

• Engines

  

  • Dual FADEC with unique backup system

  • Engine air intakes provided with sand filters and de-icing capability

  • Mechanical over speed protection

• EC 725 survivability equipment

  

  • Radar warning receiver

  • Missile approach warning system

  • Laser warning receiver

  • Chaff / Flare dispensers

• Main Gear Box dry run

  successfully completed

  (exceeds FAR/JAR29 requirements) without exemption,

  52 Minutes dry run achieved.

• Monitoring

  A full Health and Usage
  Monitoring System

  • Parameters, accelerometers, vibrationsensors

  • Cockpit Voice Flight Data RecorderGround station

  • Rotor and balance track

• Rotor & Blades

  

  Spheriflex rotors technology

  • No mechanical bearing
  • Simplicity
  • Reduced inspection
  • Damage tolerant design / JAR 29

  Blades

  • All composite
  • Lightning strike protection
  • De-icing compliant with JAR 29
  • Blade folding/ JAR 29

•  Increases safety during vulnerable phases

  • Protection against without, brownout and vortex ring conditions

  • Recovery procedure in all flight sequences after engine failure

  • Protection against engine power exceedance (AEO-OEI)

  • Prevention of collision with the ground

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  Crashworthy structure
  and energy absorbing seats

  • Reinforced structural main frames

  • High energy absorption landing gear and seats

• Survivability

  The EC725 has been designed and is equipped for high survivability.

  Protection

  •  Against 7.62 or 12.7 mm
  •  Crew cockpit protection: armoured crew seats
  •  Armour plating in the cabin: eithercollective floor and walls or individualarmour plating carpets

  Unrivalled redundancy in keysystems to maintain fullfunctionality despite signifi-cant battle damage

  •  Sensors/computer (dual duplex AFCS)
  •  Displays (five, all multi functional)
  •  Engine FADEC (dual Fadec with backup)
  •  Integrated Stand-by Instrument (ISI) same display logic as main LCDs

• Reduced vulnerability

  IR Suppressors

  • IR signature divided by a factor of 10

   Fuel tanks

  • Self sealing and crashworthy fuel tanks

   Multi Purpose Air Intakes

  • Sand and ice protection

   Blades multibox structure

  • bullet impact resistant