Mahindra Group has won a contract from European planemaker Airbus SE to manufacture its H125 helicopter's fuselage. Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. had won the contract to make another variant of Airbus helicopters' fuselage back in April.
The fuselage is the main body of an aircraft to which wings, tail, and landing gears are attached.
During the contract signing, Airbus President and Managing Director – India and South Asia, Jurgen Westermeier, Executive Vice President –International, Wouter Van Wersch, and Mahindra Group Managing Director Arvind Mehra were present.
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As per the contract, industrialisation will begin immediately at Mahindra Aerostructures' facility in Bengaluru. The company is aiming to deliver first fuselage by 2027.
Airbus H125 helicopter is known for its ability to handle landing at high altitude and extreme temperatures.
Airbus's H125 is famous for functioning at higher altitude and with extreme weather conditions, which makes a suitable helicopter to use in air ambulance services, inspection, and utility operations. The variant holds the record for highest altitude landing and take-off performed on Mount Everest at 8,848 metres.
Airbus claims the aircraft outclasses all other sing-engine helicopters in the segment. The H125 has completed three crore flight hours, as per data on Airbus's Corporate Helicopter's website.
Airbus H125 has max cruise speed of 143 knots. A knot is equivalent to one nautical mile per hour. It has the max endurance of 4 hours 57 minutes.
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