Eurocopter X3: Buyer’s and Investor’s Guide

The Eurocopter X3 helicopter is being developed from the EC155.

The Eurocopter X3 helicopter is being developed from the EC155. The programme is at a very early stage and little technical details are known. As the helicopter is being developed from the EC155, we have assumed the passengers and crew are likely to be the same.

Missions: Airborne Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Offshore, Executive, EMS

World fleet: One prototype

Category: Twin Engine

Performance

Maximum speed (Vne): 220 kts 410 km/hr (achieved in test flight, may not be Vne)

Service ceiling: 12,500 ft 3,810 m (achieved in test flight may not be service ceiling)

Weights

Passengers (crew): Up to 13 (one or two pilots)