News: Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 certified

[Jack]

The newest member of Airbus Helicopters’ proven EC145 rotorcraft family – the EC145 T2 – has been certified, clearing the way for customer deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year.

http://www.airbushelicopters.com/site/e ... _1145.html

[kiwi]

I've been trying to look this up but no joy yet. Could anyone tell me what significant differences the EC145T2 has with the EC135? Visually, the only thing setting it apart before was the conventional tail-rotor, now they've gone fenestron again. Why, I don't know. I hear it's pretty inefficient at slow speeds, which the EC145T2 encounters a lot in EMS roles.