Actually Lu,
Rumour has it that the Name EH 101 was a 'Typo'. Apparently it was originally designated the "EHI01 (for European Helicopter Industries Model 01), which was inadvertantly publicised as the EH-101 (mistaking the "I" for a "1"), easy mistake.
Cheers, <img src="eek.gif" border="0"> OffshoreIgor <img src="eek.gif" border="0">