Originally Posted by
Kulwin Park
Question: Why do so many operators choose to have the long extended cabin door on the pilot's side (R/H) with suicide door configuration, and have the standard door on the L/H side with sliding door?
Is this a factory standard layout? I would've thought that every AS350/355 operator would've wanted dual sliding doors like a new EC130-T2 for great access for passengers & operational access for carrying equipment in the back.
Curious as to know why people choose the long doors over the short Airbus doors.
Because that door is the standard on the 350, and so is it on the other side as well. Sliding doors either side is an option.
Sliding door on the left is a very common configuration though.
As for cabin loading rotors running, you’d like to keep the pax on one side instead of both.
Another thing with having sliding door on the right side, is that the floor window is a bit smaller than the ones you can get with the standard door.