Enstrom
480B
- Light Helicopter
- 3 pax
- 360 nm
Light HelicopterOut of production
Airbus Helicopters
- Passengers
- 5
- Range
- 359 nm
- Max cruise
- 140 ktas
- Ceiling
- 23,000 ft
01 · Basic info
Eurocopter AS350 B3 Écureuil
The AS350 B3 is the high-performance single-engine version of the Écureuil family, later developed into the H125. It is powered by a Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 turboshaft with dual-channel FADEC and seats one pilot and up to six passengers in high-density layout. Eurocopter positioned it for passenger transport, utility work and high-altitude operations.
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Class
- Light Helicopter
- Production
- Out of production
- Engines
- 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B1
Photo: Aeroprints.com · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 1
- Seats (typical)
- 5
- Seats (maximum)
- 6
- Overall baggage volume
- 35 cu ft
Powerplant
- Engines
- 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B1
- Power (each)
- 847 shp
Weights
- Max take-off weight
- 4,960 lb
- Max fuel
- 939 lb
Performance
- Range
- 359 nm
- Range conditions
- Recommended cruise speed, 4,960 lb MTOW, ISA, sea level, standard fuel, no reserve (Eurocopter)
- Max cruise speed
- 140 ktas
- Rate of climb
- 1,979 fpm
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
External dimensions
- Length
- 42.45 ft
- Height
- 10.96 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 35.07 ft
Manufacturer-published or publicly documented type data, for orientation only. Figures vary with configuration, serial number, modifications and operating conditions. Not for flight planning. Values not publicly documented are omitted.
03 · Cabin layout
Cabin plan & cross-section
Cross-section data not published
Cabin width
–
Cabin height
–
- Club seating
- Baggage
04 · Range map
Where the AS350 B3 Écureuil can fly nonstop
Range shown
359 nm
Published OEM range (Recommended cruise speed, 4,960 lb MTOW, ISA, sea level, standard fuel, no reserve (Eurocopter)): 359 nm. Great-circle distances, still air. Real-world range depends on payload, winds, temperature, routing and reserves, always confirm with a flight-planning study.
Nonstop from Dubai (DWC)
- Riyadh461 nm
- Mumbai1,044 nm
- Cairo1,301 nm
- Istanbul1,642 nm
- Nairobi1,898 nm
- Moscow2,004 nm
- Nice2,588 nm
- Geneva2,662 nm
- Paris2,840 nm
- London2,977 nm
- Singapore3,160 nm
- Lagos3,169 nm
- Hong Kong3,211 nm
- Johannesburg3,439 nm
- Dakar4,084 nm
- Tokyo4,305 nm
- New York5,951 nm
- Sydney6,502 nm
- São Paulo6,580 nm
- Miami6,810 nm
- Los Angeles7,240 nm
- Buenos Aires7,365 nm
- Mexico City7,769 nm
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