Facts
- The AS350 exists in different series with power ranging up to 710kW (952hp).
- 2002, the 30 year withstanding altitude record of helicotpers was broken by an AS350 reaching 12'954m amsl but never officially acknowledged.
- 2005 an AS350 landed on Mount Everest with an altitude of 8'848m amsl.
- In 2010, a Swiss pilot and rescue specialist managed to perform a mountain rescue with an AS350 at 7'000m amsl - another world record.
HB-ZPF
- Airbus Helicopters AS350B2 Ecureuil (Squirrel)
- Scope of operation: Passenger transportation, surveillance flights, film and photo flights, survey flights, other aerial work
- Main rotor diameter: 10,69 m
- Empty weight: 1370 kg
- Max. take-off weight: 2250 kg
- Seat configuration: 6-7 (5-6 PAX + 1 Pilot)
- Cruise speed: 210 km/h
- Max. speed: 270 km/h
- Service ceiling: 4'857 m ü. M. (Dichtehöhe)
- Engine: Turbine type Turbomeca Arriel 1D1, max. power 531kW (720hp)
- Fuel: Jet A1 (Kerosene)
