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BHelicopters
British helicopter operator, specialising in providing offshore helicopter transportation services to North Sea offshore platforms
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Configuration
| Specification | Eurocopter EC130 | Offshore Helicopter Services |
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| Type | Light utility helicopter[source] | — |
| National origin | France Germany Europe[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Manufacturer | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] | — |
| Status | In production[source] | — |
| Number built | 1000[source] |
Main rotor diameter
Single source10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)[source]
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single source222 km/h (138 mph, 120kn)[source]
Range · source measurement 1
Single sourceRange · source measurement 2
Single sourceRange · source measurement 3
Single source593 km (368 mi, 320nmi[source]
1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw ( ) takeoff power
Single source1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw (847 hp) takeoff power[source]
Service ceiling
Single source4,772 m (15,655 ft)[source]
1,770 ft/min
Single source9.0 m/s (1,770 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2001[source] | — |
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| First flight | 24 June 1999[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 5-6 (1 pilot)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 540 L (140 US gal; 120 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Role | — | British helicopter operator, specialising in providing offshore helicopter transportation services to North Sea offshore platforms[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | OHS operates a mixed fleet of helicopters on behalf of a small number of energy industry customers. Annually they transport around 200,000 passengers to and from offshore oil and gas platforms from bases at Aberdeen and Sumburgh airports. OHS also operates two specialist Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft to support the Oil and Gas industry. These two AW139 helicopters are based at Aberdeen airport and equipped with specialist search and rescue equipment and provide 24-hour SAR coverage for the central North Sea.[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Mission Critical Services Offshore is based in Aberdeen , Scotland with additional operations located in Sumburgh. The company opened a new terminal – Terminal 2 – in Aberdeen in 2014, initially serving Nexen passengers. In 2015, the company opened a major new hangar at Aberdeen airport to accommodate its fleet. The 21,000 square feet (2,000 m 2 ) hangar at the east side of the airport is used as both a maintenance and storage facility for S-92, H175, AW139 and AS365N3 helicopters.[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · History / Offices; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 18 February 2009 – G-REDU, an EC225 LP. During a night visual approach to the Eastern Trough Area Project platform, the helicopter descended and impacted the surface of the sea. The crew's perception of the position and orientation of the helicopter relative to the platform during the final approach was erroneous. All 18 people on board survived the controlled flight into terrain (water) .[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · Accidents and incidents; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 1 April 2009 – G-REDL, a Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma Mk 2, returning from the Miller oilfield went down in the North Sea, 40 miles northeast of Aberdeen, killing all sixteen on board. Preliminary cause was attributed to a catastrophic failure in the main gearbox.[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · Accidents and incidents; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 10 May 2012 – G-REDW, a Bond Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma , travelling to the Conocophillips operated Joanne and Judy fields made a controlled ditching into the North Sea following a radio report of a low oil pressure light. All 14 people were rescued from the helicopter liferaft, 9 were airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary while the remaining five were brought to Aberdeen by lifeboat. On 15 June 2012 helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter cleared Bond Offshore Helicopters of any blame for the ditching of G-REDW. On 17 October 2012 AAIB concluded in their S5/2012 report that a faulty design of the Emergency Lubrication System was the most likely cause of the warnings that led to the ditching of G-REDW and recommended "Eurocopter to review the design of the main gearbox emergency lubrication system on the EC225 LP Super Puma to ensure that the system will provide the crew with an accurate indication of its status when activated".[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · Accidents and incidents; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 17 February 2023 – G-MCSH, an Airbus Helicopters H175 , flew 130 miles (210 km) to the Elgin-Franklin complex east of Aberdeen. The aircraft landed safely but an illuminated tail rotor chip light prevented it from departing for its return journey. While the helicopter was parked on the helipad, gusts from Storm Otto , which reached over 100 mph (160 km/h), snapped off three of its five blades close to the root. Industry sources advise that the rotor brake failed to hold the main blades from windmilling before they had been tied down, resulting in the loss of two of the broken blades into the north sea, while another hit the cockpit.[source]Offshore Helicopter Services · Accidents and incidents; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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