Presented to the public in 2004, Eurocopter Super Puma Mk II + is one of the new Eurocopter line models. The company has not existed for a very long time. Eurocopter appeared on the scene in 1992. Today are a large helicopter, dealing with global companies. They are ranked number one in industry revenues and deliveries of the turbine.
Eurocopter has headquarters in France, Spain Germany and also a number of subsidiaries in countries such as the United States, Brazil and Australia. They have dozens of models of helicopters on the market, and many more in production. While the company is not very big, it employs only 15,600 people, its global reach is surprising.
Mk II + is one of the best ever produced by the Eurocopter Group. A favorite among almost all enthusiasts of heli and heads is spinning on air exposure of Paris. The copter is a long-range passenger transport model and is the next generation online the civilian Super Puma. In terms of average helicopters, the Eurocopter is absolutely enormous.
The EC225 is run through a powerful set of twin-engined and can carry up to 27 people in total (24 passengers, two pilots and a single cabin operator). It is more easily comparable to the Super Puma is used by many for VIP passenger transport business jet. However, it is also popular as an offshore copter support and public service.
Although it was not available as a civilian vehicle until 2004, a lot of planning went into this design. The EC225 was announced as a Eurocopter project way back in 1998. Years of development and find the right components, the first prototype emerged in November 2000 for its maiden flight. It wasn't until 2004 that was certified Super Puma.
After the certification of security of the European Aviation Safety Agency, EC225 Super Puma II was released and immediately began to sell worldwide.
At first glance, nothing seems too complicated configuration of the Super Puma II. Today, the EC225 is only an enhanced version of the Super Puma AS332L2. Improvements made include the new shape of profile wing five rotor blades. This helps the copter to reduce vibration levels. Other enhancements include two tubroshaft engines.
One of the major improvements of the Super Puma II is the anti-icing system. This allows the copter operate at much higher altitudes and much cooler climates. Rounding out the improvements is the parent of reinforced gearbox and a glass cockpit complete with active matrix LCDs.
For a helicopter in this size and strength, we can expect to pay a penny nice to own. The EC225 Super puma second + comes in more than 18 million dollars. In comparison with other modes of luxury of air transport market, it is not a lot of money – but by a helicopter, it is quite expensive.
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