The argument put forward by AH is to give the pilot the best profile to successfully return to the ground in the event of engine failure, because the actual trajectories are not very precise and depend quite a lot on the pilots. It is not linked to a particular aircraft as FloaterNorthWest said.

@November Mike: H160 MTOW is 6050kg, HOGE @MTOW ISA is 6700ft.

Thank you Tatischeff!

From the H160 technical spec document:
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....738a2e34a1.png

H160 technical description available here

H160M flight test campaign begins
 

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...-test-campaign

https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files...&itok=0-02VpYY

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Airbus Helicopters H160 Australian Demonstration Tour

I became aware of a demo tour of a H160, VH-AH6, via a fairly extensive news item on Channel 10 news this evening. An item about the tour must have also appears on Channel 7, see:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQELHMsEYjR/

The H160 is currently giving demos in Melbourne but seems it will also visit at least Canberra and Brisbane (though I would be surprised if it didn't visit Sydney as well!) during what was reported to be a three and a half week tour. I wonder if VH-AH6 is already earmarked for an Australian customer or whether it will continue conducting tours elsewhere in the world afterwards?

The AW139 is absolutely dominating the local EMS rotary wing market in Australia at the moment. I wonder if Airbus Helicopters will be able to make inroads into that market with the H160? Their Instagram pitch is at:


Update: The Channel 10 news item has since been shared on YouTube, or at least part of it. It came across as somewhat of a marketing item to me:

Its sold - wont be going back north.

More likely going across the ditch, rather than staying in Australia. They could be a bit more “Advanced” over there

Wondered why they are looking for a "Moon Goon" with H160.

Wrong answer RVDT

Gotta keep putting the "R" in PPRUNE!

Actually RVDT that person now has an MD530F here in NZ and new toy coming.

THC !!!!-canning their 160s.
go figure.

Source?

THC have (I think) 4x H160 in their fleet, most of which were bought to service minor royals and VIPs for their mega projects in KSA. These projects have been scaled back and thus the aircraft are no longer needed. THC are selling these via Rotortrade, their wholly owned brokerage firm.

rotortrade is tch.

Well a brand new one was just delivered in Argentina, still painted in THC livery. Plus, Rotortrade are advertising the H160 on their LinkedIn site, available immediately. Kind of adds up

For anyone wanting to catch up with the H160 in Australia, you can monitor its movements on Flight Radar 24 or similar. It just did a short flight from the Royal Melbourne hospital to Essendon airport. I haven't been able to find a schedule of its tour around Australia on-line anywhere as yet.

In Sydney for demo flights from Bankstown 4-6th. Then Newcastle on the 7th, then up to BNE and then Sunshine Coast.

Hiroshima Fire Department
 

First firefighting H160 goes to Hiroshima Fire Dept

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...t-firefighting

https://scontent.fbhx7-1.fna.fbcdn.n...2A&oe=69059267

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