A Eurocopter AS355 Twin Squirrel on the pad at Battersea

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Airbus AS355 Twin Squirrel

EASA TCDS R.146: three-blade main rotor, two-blade tail rotor, skid-type landing gear (twin-engine member of the Squirrel family).

EASA TCDS R.146: three-blade main rotor, two-blade tail rotor, skid-type landing gear (twin-engine member of the Squirrel family).

At a glance

Maker
Airbus Helicopters
Country
France / Europe
Maximum weight
EASA TCDS R.146 Issue 8 Maximum Mass: 2,100 kg / 2,400 kg / 2,540 kg depending on model
EASA type certificate
EASA.R.146 (Airbus Helicopters AS355), Issue 08, 11 Dec 2025
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Figures come from the manufacturer's own page and the EASA type certificate data sheet read on 3 November 2026. Variants differ; check the exact model.

A Eurocopter AS355 Twin Squirrel on the pad at Battersea
A Eurocopter AS355 Twin Squirrel on the pad at Battersea.

Sources and checks

Facts on this page come from these sources, last checked 2026-11-03. Where a source could not be reached or did not say, we left the fact out.

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