21-568: The Airbus CityAirbus is a multinational project by Airbus Helicopters to produce an electrically powered VTOL personal air vehicle demonstrator. It is intended for the air taxi role, to avoid ground traffic congestion . The CityAirbus follows other Airbus Urban Air Mobility initiatives: Skyways to deliver packages by UAVs on the National University of Singapore campus, the A³ Vahana single-passenger, self-piloted VTOL aircraft and
42-498: A test bench in Taufkirchen , Germany , to test the propulsion system chain, flight controls and propeller dynamic loads, verifying the electric, mechanical and thermal dynamics before being installed on the flight demonstrator by mid-2018. The first structural parts for the demonstrator were produced by Airbus Helicopters. The aircraft's first uncrewed flight was on 3 May 2019. Crewed flights have been planned for 2019. 31 August 2020
63-412: A combined output four times 140 kW (190 hp). The design should cruise at 120 km/h (65 kn) on fixed routes with 15 minutes endurance. Data from Electric VTOL News General characteristics Performance Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter S.A. , trading as Eurocopter Group ) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus . It
84-408: A fuel leak in chapter 8 of Wind, Sand and Stars , before setting out again for Tunis, and the fateful event that informed his later description of the crash-landing in his best-known book, The Little Prince . In September 2006, the airport opened its new terminal MP2 for budget airlines. In 2013, the airport expanded its shopping and dining options, with 30 new shops and restaurants, among which
105-641: A pilot initially and to become self-piloted when regulations allow.The overall system is being developed in Donauwörth, with the electrical propulsion system built in Ottobrunn /Munich.The use of four ducted fans contribute to safety and low acoustic footprint.The fully integrated drivetrain has eight propellers and eight 100 kW (130 hp) Siemens SP200D direct-drive electric motors .The fixed pitch propellers are controlled by their RPM .The four electric batteries total 110 kWh (400 MJ) and can produce
126-481: Is planned for 2023 and certification is expected around 2025. EASA is already working on a special condition VTOL (SC VTOL) means of compliance (MOC) to certify eVTOL aircraft. The final version of the MOC for eVTOLs will use newly developed Eurocae standards. The second flight control computer will be developed in collaboration with Diehl Aviation and Thales . The multirotor is intended to carry four passengers, with
147-472: Is the first Burger King restaurant in France since 1997. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Marseille Provence Airport: It is the fifth busiest French airport by passenger traffic and third largest for cargo traffic. In 2012, the airport achieved the fourth highest European passenger traffic growth, at 12.7% with 8,295,479 passengers. Marseille Provence Airport serves as
168-655: Is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries, holding 48% of the worldwide market share as of 2020. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane , France , near Marseille . The main facilities of Airbus Helicopters are at its headquarters in Marignane, France, and in Donauwörth , Germany, with additional production plants in Spain , Brazil , Canada , Australia , Romania ,
189-580: The A³ Voom on-demand shared helicopter booking service app by Airbus . A 2015 feasibility study confirmed the design's operating costs and that it could meet safety requirements.Full-scale testing of the ducted propeller drivetrain was completed in October 2017. Type certification and commercial introduction are planned for 2023. The iron bird systems test prototype was completed and powered on in December 2017 on
210-604: The Bo105 . Today, Airbus Helicopters has four main plants in Europe ( Marignane and La Courneuve in France, and Donauwörth and Kassel in Germany), plus 32 subsidiaries and participants around the world, including those in Fort Erie Canada , Brisbane , Australia, Albacete , Spain and Grand Prairie , USA. Since approximately 2006, Eurocopter has been involved in the planning for
231-599: The United Kingdom and the United States . The company, originally named Eurocopter, was rebranded Airbus Helicopters on 2 January 2014. Airbus Helicopters was formed in 1992 as Eurocopter S.A. , through the merger of the helicopter divisions of Aérospatiale and DASA . The company's heritage traces back to Blériot and Lioré et Olivier in France and to Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf in Germany. Aérospatiale held 33% of
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#1733106296198252-802: The CityAirbus demonstrator moved from Donauwörth to Manching near Ingolstadt in Bavaria . After 242 flights over 1,000 km (540 nmi) in total with the Vahana and CityAirbus demonstrators, Airbus updated the CityAirbus project in September 2021. The new configuration boasts a fixed wing , a V-tail , and eight electric propellers without moving surfaces or tilting parts. It should carry up to four passengers over 80 km (43 nmi) at 120 km/h (65 kn) with sound levels below 65 dB(A) during fly-over and below 70 dB(A) during landing. First flight
273-412: The company: Some of the helicopters were renamed in 2015, resembling Airbus airplane naming. When the division changed its name from Eurocopter Group to Airbus Helicopters in 2014 the trade names of the products were changed (applied by 1 January 2016) to reflect this. Suffixes, as well as the differentiation for single or twin engines, were no longer to be used. Military versions were to be symbolized by
294-470: The first ever landing of a helicopter on Mount Everest (achieved by an AS350 B3 in 2005). As a result of the merger of Aérospatiale and DASA in 2000, which founded Airbus , Eurocopter, now rebranded Airbus Helicopters , became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus. The new aerospace corporation in 2000 also incorporated CASA of Spain, which itself had a history of helicopter-related activities dating back to Talleres Loring , including local assembly of
315-650: The introduction of the Fenestron shrouded tail rotor (on the Gazelle of 1968); the first helicopter certified for full flight in icing conditions (the AS332 Super Puma , in 1984); the first production helicopter with a Fly-by-wire control system (the NHIndustries NH90 , first flown in full FBW mode in 2003); the first helicopter to use a Fly-by-light primary control system (an EC135 testbed, first flown in 2003); and
336-614: The letter M. The only exceptions to this new branding were the AS365, the AS565, the Tiger and the NH90, which will keep their current names. Comparable major helicopter manufacturers : Marseille Provence Airport Marseille Provence Airport ( French : Aéroport Marseille-Provence ) ( IATA : MRS , ICAO : LFML ) is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille , on
357-431: The proposed pan-European Future Transport Helicopter project. As of 2014, more than 12,000 Airbus Helicopters were in service with over 3,000 customers in around 150 countries. Eurocopter became Airbus Helicopter at the start of 2014. Eurocopter sold 422 helicopters in 2013 and delivered 497 helicopters that year. In 2014, AH built a concrete cylinder for testing helicopters before first flight. In December 2022, it
378-603: The territory of Marignane , both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The airport's hinterland goes from Gap to Arles and from Toulon to Avignon . Formerly known as Marseille–Marignane Airport , it has been managed since 1934 by the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane
399-476: The world's helicopter market share prior to the merger and DASA, 8%; Eurocopter's ownership was therefore split 70%–30% between the two parent companies to reflect their respective weight in the new entity. Eurocopter and its predecessor companies have established a wide range of helicopter firsts, including the first production turboshaft -powered helicopter (the Aérospatiale Alouette II of 1955);
420-529: Was announced Airbus Helicopters has acquired the Kassel-Calden -headquartered gearbox and component supplier, ZF Luftfahrttechnik from ZF Friedrichshafen for an undisclosed amount. The business will be rebranded as Airbus Helicopters Technik. In May 2024, Airbus Helicopters signed a MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to finance civil helicopter purchases in India. Historical emblems of
441-423: Was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats. It even briefly served as a terminal for Pan American World Airways Clipper flying boats. Other flying boat operators were Aéropostale and Air Union , the latter moving over from Antibes in 1931. Marignane was also a production site for hydroplanes by Lioré et Olivier . Antoine de Saint-Exupéry describes turning back to Marignane airport with
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