An Airbus H135 twin-engine helicopter on a helipad

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Airbus H135 (EC135)

EASA TCDS R.009: bearingless four-blade main rotor, Fenestron with 10 blades, skid-type landing gear.

EASA TCDS R.009: bearingless four-blade main rotor, Fenestron with 10 blades, skid-type landing gear.

At a glance

Maker
Airbus Helicopters (Airbus Helicopters Deutschland on TCDS)
Country
Germany / Europe
Engines
Two: Safran Arrius 2B2 Plus or Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B3, FADEC
Seats
1 or 2 pilots + 5 or 6 passengers depending on configuration
Range
Up to 626 km (338 NM) standard tanks
Maximum weight
Airbus page: 2,980 kg MTOW (3,100 kg AGW). TCDS EASA.R.009 sections show Maximum Mass 2,720 kg for earlier EC135 variants - the two sources differ because they describe different variants
EASA type certificate
EASA.R.009 (EC135 / EC635 family), Issue 21
Check first

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.

An Airbus H135 twin-engine helicopter on a helipad
An Airbus H135 twin-engine helicopter on a helipad.

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.

  1. airbus.com airbus.com
  2. easa.europa.eu easa.europa.eu