Bo 105
A German-registered Bo 105
Type	Light utility helicopter
Manufacturer	Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)
Maiden flight	16 February 1967
Primary users	Germany Netherlands Spain
Produced	1967[1]-2001
Number built	1500+[1]
Variants	EC 135

The MBB Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose utility helicopter developed by Bölkow of Stuttgart, Germany. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB was a German Aerospace company formed as the result of several mergers in the late 1960s The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Bölkow was a German Aircraft manufacturer based in Stuttgart and later Ottobrunn. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Production began under Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), which became a part of Eurocopter in 1991. Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB was a German Aerospace company formed as the result of several mergers in the late 1960s The Eurocopter Group is a European Helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of German Daimler-Benz Aerospace Eurocopter continued to produce the Bo 105 until 2001. It was replaced in the product line by the EC 135. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Contents 1 Development 2 Design 3 Variants 4 Operators 4.1 Military 4.2 Civilian 5 Specifications (Bo 105) 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Development

The Bo 105A made its maiden flight on the 16th February 1967 at Ottobrunn in Germany with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's test pilot, Wilfried von Engelhardt, at the controls. Ottobrunn is a municipality southeast of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1955 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB was a German Aerospace company formed as the result of several mergers in the late 1960s ^[1] The German Civil Aviation Authority certified the helicopter on 13th October 1970 and production for German civil and law enforcement organizations began shortly afterwards. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA is the German National (civil Aviation Authority (NAA a government agency with its headquarters in Braunschweig (Brunswick Further safety certification by the FAA was granted in April 1972 with United States export orders following. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of

The Bo 105C was developed in 1972 and the German Ministry of Defence selected this model for its light observation helicopter program, purchasing 100 helicopters in 1977. The Federal Ministry of Defence ( Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. A specialist anti-tank version armed with Euromissile HOT missiles and designated as the Bo 105PAH-1 was procured by the German Army around the same time, with a total of 212 eventually being delivered. HOT ( H aut subsonique O ptiquement T éléguidé = High Subsonic Optical Guided is an Anti-tank missile system developed by Euromissile The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.

In 1976, the Bo 105CB was developed with more powerful Allison 250-C20B engines. This was further developed as the Bo 105CBS with the enlargement of the fuselage by 10 inches to meet American market demands for emergency medical service operations, with this version becoming known as the Bo 105 Twin Jet in the United States. Emergency medical services (abbreviated to the initialism "EMS" in many countries are a branch of Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital

In 1984, the Bo 105LS was developed with the enlarged fuselage of the Bo 105CBS combined with more powerful Allison 250-C28C engines to increase the maximum take-off weight.

Production ended in 2001, due to the Bo 105 being superseded by the more modern Eurocopter EC 135, after 1,406 machines had been built. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[2]

Being the first light twin-engined helicopter in commercial service, it gained widespread use over rural areas (police and EMS / medevac) as well as offshore. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Emergency medical services (abbreviated to the initialism "EMS" in many countries are a branch of Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital Medical evacuation, often termed MEDEVAC or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being

Design

The four-blade hingeless main rotor with composite blades ensures high maneuverability. A helicopter rotor is the rotating part of a Helicopter which generates an aerodynamic Force. Composite materials (or composites for short are engineered Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical A Bo 105CBS used for promotional purposes by Red Bull USA is fully aerobatic, performing loops, rolls, Immelmanns and other maneuvers normally regarded as for fixed-wing aircraft only. Red Bull is an energy drink on the market and is sold by Red Bull GmbH. The Immelmann turn refers to two quite different Aircraft maneuvers ^[3][4] All main systems (hydraulics, electric, fuel, lubrication) were designed to be fully redundant.

Variants

The variants used by the German Army are the Bo 105P and Bo 105M. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.

• Bo 105A : First production model primarily for civil use and equipped with two Allison 250-C18 turbine engines. The Allison Engine Company was a US Aircraft engine manufacturer which was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc in 1995 to become a subsidiary Rolls-Royce Corporation
• Bo 105C : Initial version. Developed in 1972 and equipped with two Allison 250-C20 turbines engines.
• Bo 105CB : Light observation, utility transport version. Developed in 1976 and equipped with two Allison 250-C20B turbine engines.
• Bo 105CBS : Utility transport version, with the fuselage stretched by 10 inches for emergency medical service duties.
• Bo 105CBS-5 : Search and rescue version of the Bo 105CBS.
• Bo 105D : UK certified offshore version.
• Bo 105LS A1 : Developed in 1984 with stretched fuselage and two Allison 250-C28C turbine engines.
• Bo 105LS A3 : Developed in 1986 with maximum take-off weight increased to 2,600kg.
• Bo 105LS A3 "Superlifter" : Developed in 1995 with maximum mission weight increased to 2,850kg.
• Bo 105P/PAH-1 : With its army designation "PAH-1" and "PAH-1A1" for the upgraded version (PAH=Panzerabwehrhubschrauber; 'Tank-defence helicopter'), is an anti-tank helicopter armed with wire-guided HOT ATGMs (HOT2 for the upgraded A1 version). Most of them are being replaced with the new Eurocopter Tiger multirole attack helicopter, some will still stay in service till the end of their life span. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The outphased PAH's are going to be disarmed and downgraded to the VBH version.
• Bo 105P/PAH-1A1 : Improved anti-tank version for the German Army, fitted with six HOT missile tubes.
• Bo 105P/PAH-1 Phase 2 : Proposed night attack version for the German Army.
• Bo 105P/BSH Propoesed escort version for the German Army, armed with Stinger air-to-air missiles.
• Bo 105M : With its army designation "VBH" (Verbindungshubschrauber; 'connection chopper'), is a light transport and surveillance helicopter. They were outphased and replaced by disarmed and modified PAH1.
• Bo 105/Ophelia : Test and trials aircraft fitted with a mast-mounted sight.
• Bo 105ATH : Anti-tank version for the Spanish Army. The Spanish Army ( Ejército de Tierra in Spanish; literally "Land Army" is one of oldest active armies in the world and a branch of the Spanish
• Bo 105GSH : Armed scout version for the Spanish Army.
• Bo 105LOH : Observation version for the Spanish Army.
• Bo 105MSS : Maritime version, fitted a search radar.
• NBO-105 : Manufactured by IPTN under licence from MBB (now Eurocopter) since 1976; only rotors and transmission now supplied by Germany; originally NBO-105 CB, but stretched NBO-105 CBS available from 101st aircraft onwards. Indonesian Aerospace (IAe ( Indonesian: PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI was an Indonesian aerospace company in Asia with core competence in aircraft The Eurocopter Group is a European Helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of German Daimler-Benz Aerospace
• NBO-105S : Stretched version.
• BO 105 Executaire: Boeing Vertol and Carson Helicopters manufactured a 24. Boeing Helicopters (now Boeing Rotorcraft Systems) is a US aircraft manufacturer part of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Carson Helicopters Inc is a Helicopter operating company based in Perkasie Pennsylvania, United States. 5 cm stretched version of the Bo 105 under license as the Executaire in an attempt to break into the U. S. light helicopter market, but sales were dismal. ^[5][6]
• Bo 105E-4 : 12 German Army Bo-105P upgraded and overhauled for a 10 million euro contract and donated to Albania first batch delivered in 2006, the helicopters have better performance and avionics. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. The conversion of other BO-105 helicopters from the German Armed Forces is also under consideration with a view to future sales. ^[7]
• EC-Super Five : High performance version of the Bo 105CBS.

Operators

Military

 Albania

 Bahrain

Bophuthatswana

 Brunei

 Canada

 Chile

• Chilean Navy
• Carabineros de Chile

 Colombia

• Colombian Navy

 Germany

 Indonesia

 Iraq

 Jordan

 Kenya

 Lesotho

 Mexico

• Mexican Navy

 Netherlands

 Niger

 Nigeria

 Papua New Guinea

 Peru

 Philippines

• Philippine Navy, 3 Helicopters ,used in Search and Rescue, recon & liason duties

 Sierra Leone

 South Korea

 Spain

 Sudan

 Sweden

 Trinidad and Tobago

 United Arab Emirates

 Uruguay

• Uruguayan Navy

Civilian

 Spain

• Policia Nacional
• Guardia Civil

 Argentina

• Buenos Aires State Police
• Policía Federal Argentina (Argentine Federal Police)
• Government of Buenos Aires

 Canada

Coast Guard

 Greece

Greek Police

 Indonesia

• Indonesian Police
• Indonesian Forestry Dept
• Pelita Air Service

 Israel

• Lahak Aviation
• Chimnir

 Iran

• TARA HELICOPTER

 Jordan

• Jordanian Police

 Peru

• Policia Nacional

 Philippines

• Integrated National Police
• Philippine Coast Guard
• Philippine National Police

 South Africa

• Police Service
• Netcare 911 Aeromedical Services

 United Kingdom

• Veritair (Cardiff)

 United States

• Virginia State Police
• Red Bull Aerobatics Team

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Specifications (Bo 105)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
• Capacity: 4
• Length: 11. 86 m (38 ft 11. 2 in)
• Rotor diameter: 9. 84 m (32 ft 3. 3 in)
• Height: 3. 00 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Empty weight: 1,301 kg (2,868 lb)
• Useful load: 1,199 kg (2,643. 34 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,500 kg (5,511. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off 55 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Allison 250-C20B turboshaft engines, 298 kW (400 shp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 242 km/h (131 knots)
• Range: 564 km (304 nm)

Armament Euromissile HOT

See also

Related development

• MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
• Eurocopter EC 135
• Eurocopter EC 145
  

Comparable aircraft

• Bell 427
• MD Helicopters MD Explorer
  

Related lists

• List of helicopters
  

References

• Apostolo, Giorgio (1984). The illustrated encyclopedia of helicopters. New York: Bonanza Books. ISBN 0517439352.  

External links

• Eurocopter history on Bo 105
• Airliners.net info on Bo 105
• Bo 105 info from Federation of American Scientists
• Lahak Aviation Ltd. Israel Bo-105 EMS and VIP Operator
• Bo 105 Photos and Walk Arounds on Prime Portal
• Video of a Bo 105 doing aerobatics including rolls and loops
• Red Bull Aerobatic Helicopter to Perform at EAA AirVenture 2008

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