The Eurocopter AS350 B2 is a single-engined utility helicopter that can accommodate up to 7 passengers.
Development of the AS 350 Ecureuil started in the early 1970s under the Aérospatiale banner. The first
flight of an AvcoLycoming LTS101-powered machine took place on 27 June 1994. The second prototype
was fitted with an Arriel 1A and took to the air on 14 February 1975. Certification (with a Turboméca
Arriel 1B turboshaft powerplant) was achieved in October 1977. The single-engined AS 350B2,
powered with a Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 engine was certified in April 1989. The AS 350 is marketed
in North America as the AStar or SuperStar. The helicopter divisions of MBB from Germany and Aerospatiale
from France merged in January 1992 to form the Eurocopter Group.
FJS-Helicopter Lufttransport GmbH was founded in 1993. Next to their
homebase Flugplatz Damme in Niedersachsen, Germanby, FJS-Helicopters
Lufttransport has operational bases at Schwerin-Pinnow and
Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Aérospatiale
AS350 B Ecureuil s/n 1781 was operated as OE-KXC before it entered the
German register as D-HENA in 1985. Today the D-HENA is operated by
FJS-Helicopter Lufttransport GmbH. On 19 August 2007, the D-HENA was
photographed during the Fly-In 2007 at Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche airfield
in Germany. On 21 November 2008, the CofA of the D-HENA was reduced to permit.
Luchtvaart déjà vu
