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.
In North America, the factory layout is sliding door on both sides (that's the standard on the production line in Columbus MS). For aircraft coming out of the French production line in Marignane, the standard is left hand side sliding door only. The right hand side is extended cabin door.