Helibras
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Helibras or Helicópteros do Brasil S.A. (Helicopters of Brazil, Inc.) is a Brazil-based helicopter manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus.
Helibras has produced and delivered more than 800 helicopters,[2] 70% of which being the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil (known in Portuguese as Esquilo). Ten percent of total production is exported to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.[3] Helibras leads the Brazilian market of turbine helicopters in operation, the company's rotorcraft comprising 54 per cent of those used in the civilian market. It has a greater lead within the domestic military market, the company's share being roughly 66 per cent.[4]
History
Helibras was founded on 1 January 1978 in
The most numerous helicopter type to be produced by Helibras is the
The
During September 2008, the Brazilian Government announced that Helibras' factory in
Products
Civil
- EC120 Colibri
- AS350 B2 Esquilo
- AS350 B3 Esquilo
- AS355
- EC130
- EC135
Military
See also
References
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- ^ "Eurocopter". Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Eurocopter Unit Inaugurates Chopper Plant in Brazil.[dead link]", Defense news, 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Eurocopter’s Helibras Subsidiary to Modernize 36 AS350 Ecureuil Helicopters Operated by the Brazilian Army Aviation Command. Archived 17 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine", Helicopter Maintenance Magazine, 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Zentech to support Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo’s upgrade programme. Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine", naval-technology, 7 May 2015.
- ^ Morant, Belen. "The Brazilian Navy: The Ecureuil in Antarctica. Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine", Rotor Online, April 2009.
- ^ "Elixir of Youth for AS350 Archived 21 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine", SavunmaSanayi.Net, 6 January 2011.
- ^ Hoyle, Craig. "Helibras to upgrade Brazilian army Panthers." Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 11 January 2010.
- ^ a b Tomkins, Richard. "Modernization of Brazilian Army helicopters to continue." Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine United Press International, 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Helibras begins deliveries of upgraded AS365 Panther K2 helicopters to the Brazilian Army." Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Airbus Helicopters, 13 March 2014.
- ^ Farias, Ivy (8 September 2008). "Brasil produzirá em Minas Gerais helicópteros para as Forças Armadas". Agência Brasil. Retrieved on 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Brazil’s $1B+ Order for EC725 Cougar Helicopters." Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Defense Industry Daily, 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Continued delivery of the H225M for the Brazilian armed forces despite announcement of 2 year delay." Archived 25 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine defesanet, 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Brazil's armed forces test-fly EC725". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Helibras Integrating Exocet Onto EC725 Helicopter." Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Aviation Week, 29 April 2014.
- ^ Perry, Dominic. "Airbus Helicopters hands over first EC725 fully assembled in Brazil." Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Brazilian Armed Forces Exceed 10,000 Flight Hours with H225M." Archived 25 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Airbus Helicopters, 1 October 2015.
- ^ Dominic, Perry. "Brazilian army and air force take first FOC-standard H225Ms." Archived 25 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 22 December 2015.