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World Firsts
| Alouette II | 1955 |
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Gas turbine helicopter, jointly with Turbomeca |
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BO105 |
1967 |
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Rigid rotor hub, composite main rotor blades |
| Gazelle | 1968 |
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Fenestron ® tail rotor |
| Ecureuil | 1974 |
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Composite Starflex ® hub |
| Super Puma | 1984 |
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Certification for full flight in icing conditions |
| BO108 | 1988 |
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Bearingless Main Rotor (BMR) |
| Cougar Horizon | 1989 |
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Heli-lifted theater surveillance system |
| Tiger | 1991 |
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80% composite structure |
| NH90 | 1997 |
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Fly-by-Wire controls |
| EC120 | 2001 |
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Significant noise level reduction |
| EC135 | 2003 |
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First Fly-by-Light flight |
On the air...
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07/19/2010 Eurocopter hands over new EC135 to West Midlands Police Air Support Unit
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