I know what you mean. They fixed it with the H160C update :)

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d52d33251d.jpg

(Spent way too much time!)

Haha this made me laugh probably more than it should have. I suppose a tail wheel would be great for protecting the fenestron from ground strikes :ok:

The H160 seems very large (much larger than expected) in person on the ground. The H160 (and also the H175 to a lesser degree) seem very tall and almost top heavy. But like AeroAmigo said, it looks much better in the air.

That looks quite nice

cheers

Hey regular H160 fans! Still no HOGE charts to share? It'll be just our little secret...

They are only available in the e-RFM, which is an App, so not even charts per se, but output values from the variable inputs.

TCCA Certification
 

Airbus H160 certified in Canada
https://verticalmag.com/press-releas...certification/

Any news from the boys n girls flying the machine in warmer climes?

I carried out some “due diligence” in this respect on a particular airframe that came up for sale and discovered that it had apparently been flying with its first owner for two years with the C of G over 4” outside the aft limit!

This made no sense whatsoever. I suggested the aircraft was re-weighed and discovered that the factory figures in the tech log were very much incorrect. Having done that and re-calculated, the actual C of G was actually right in the centre of the envelope.

No harm done but it just shows that no one else had bothered to actually check the weight and balance, even at the factory.

When our first 175’s were weighed by our own engineers on arrival the CofG figures were found to be different to the AH supplied figures. Fortunately in our favour as it bought the CofGs forward.

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EASA AD H160B

ACH160 North America
 

Earlier this year at Heli Expo had the chance to see and sit in N833Mk, which i believe as been delivered to customer around NYC (?) or was it on USA tour (?) anyhow here are my pics

https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...hA&oe=668B5F6F

https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...tw&oe=668B3DAE
https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...vw&oe=668B5A81
https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net...ZQ&oe=668B672A

and first one to Canada delivered

https://ach.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...h160-in-canada

cheers

Eurosatory
 

Good to see H160M mock up again at Eurosatory a fortnight ago so here are my photos and got briefed by Thales test pilot as he was demoing their FlyTx digital cockpiy

https://scontent-lhr8-2.xx.fbcdn.net...aQ&oe=668B5C2A
https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net...XA&oe=668B6559

https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...hQ&oe=668B5850
https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net...qA&oe=668B4712

https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net...Tg&oe=668B4262


https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net...Mw&oe=668B4ECA

cheers

We have one in our hangar in a top secret location.......! (True BTW)

H160 fan , obsessed with GTC/TRK modes
 

Good day to all.
Was reading the fascinating report from years ago by @RVDT . I would recognize of beeing obsessed with ground referenced navigation as GTC / TRK modes. And have been seçarching for information about that in the H160 specs. With No luck. No details about this on training programs I have read. I am particularly interested in knowing the limitations of both these modes i.e. Max/Min speeds thay are effective on .For example surveing an powerline that stretches for kms on a strightline at 20/25 knt using GTC. Or following a moving boat in similar conditions ? . Engaging TRK mode effectively at < 30 knts.
I hope some real H160 pilot can comment on this topic. I read that , after all , airbus conceived this helicopter to be flown almost exclusively using Upper Modes On, all the time....Thank you very much.

Memorial Hermann Lifeflight first H160 EMS
 

Memorial Hermann Lifeflight is to become the world's first Airbus Helicopters H160 EMS operator. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...se-airbus-h160

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....16e1e0bb3b.jpg

cheers

All Helionix equipped aircraft have these modes: H135, H145, H160 and H175…. I guess for a powerline inspection an H135 is more than enough?

Thank you @casper64. I wanted to inform myself of the specific speeds liit in which these modes operate.

GTC mode operates from zero ground speed up to VNE. In the H160 (and H175 after HLX V11 and H145 after HLX V10) it operates in all 4 axis. When the flight controls are released (or the trim operation finished) GTC mode holds the current ground speed, track and flight path angle.

Thank you very much. I assume you talk about "TRK" mode . What about TRK Submode or else I think called GTC.H mode ( around hover speeds < 30 knt ) ? sutsaining specific x/y vectors ? Greetings
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