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Old 5th Mar 2015, 15:39
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Bravo73
 
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Originally Posted by Hawkeye0001
And I thought there was a logical system behind the naming conventions at Eurocopter... I would've expected that a Civilian 6 Ton Twin would be designated as EC165 (or AH165 for that matter...). And designating the AS-350 as H125 would make it a 2-ton civilian twin.
Oh, the French...
My post from the H160 thread:

Originally Posted by Bravo73
Also, a small point for the spotters/nerds, H160 seems to change the previous EC naming convention. '1' = civi, '6' = 6 tonnes but '0' = single engine. I would've expected it to be the H165.
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