BO 105

• Utility helicopter • Tank-destroyer • Rescue helicopter

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dept at carrying people and cargo over medium distances the BO 105 is a marvellous light helicopter. A German design sold in several countries by Eurocopter, it is a hard worker and a reliable performer. The BO 105’s rigid rotor system makes it very precise in flight. This makes it rather expensive for an aircraft of its class, but pilots and owners feel that it offers tremendous value.

A The BO 105

has been a great success with emergency services all over the world, especially with police forces, air ambulance units and rescue squadrons.

A Flying truck

Rear doors give the BO 105 a useful capability as a cargo carrier. This kind of work Is very common in Russia, where remote areas cannot be reached by road

A Dangling load

Carrying an undcrslung load means a pilot must be very careful. In an emergency, the pilot can jettison the load by pressing a button in the cockpn

4 Tank killer

Armed with six HOT missiles, a BO 105 lies behind an obstacle waiting to ambush a tank group, its roof-mounted sight the only thing exposed to view.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Unlike most holicopters, the BO 105 Is fully oorobatic and very manoeuvrable.

The medical evacuation version of this holicopter carries a pilot, two medical attendants and two patients.

>• The BO 105 combines three features – rigid rotor, twin engines and compact sir* – into an ideal light helicopter.

► More than 1,500 BO 105s are on order or

are In use in 40 countries.

► The 178 BO 105s In sorvico in North America havo flown 1.220.000 hours.

► Tho roar doors of the BO 105 offer

straight-in loading capability.