Continuing the MBB theme ..
MBB BK117A-1 D-HBKA at Farnborough on 5th September 1980 (Photo: Derek Ferguson)
This example was the second (German) prototype of the BK117 (Kawasaki only built one prototype) and was exhibited at Farnborough 1980. German and Japanese certification was achieved in December 1982 with US certification in March 1983.
Some 450 117's were manufactured; around 330 in Germany and about 120 in Japan.