Bolkow BO105M

The Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105 (now Eurocopter) was one of the first production helicopters with a ridge rotor head. The MBB BO-105 is an all metal single engine, light multirole rotary wing aircraft. The BO-105 design incorporates a single main lifting rotor and a tail rotor to provide anti-torque and directional control. The main rotor is a four-bladed ridged design driven by two 420 SHP Allison 250-C20B’s turboshaft engines.

As configured, a total seating for four, including two pilots in the front seats and two engineering stations in rear bench seats. Behind the rear seats and below the engine is a freight/baggage compartment accessible by two claim shell doors in the rear of the fuselage. The BO-105 will be fully instrumented for engineering flight testing by mid-2005.

Specifications: Main Rotor Diameter: 32 ft, 4 in Tail Rotor Diameter: 6 ft, 2 in Length: 38 ft, 11 in Height: 12 ft, 6 in Engine: Two 250-C2OB Gas Turbine Engines Max Airspeed: 110 KIAS Max Weight: 5,070 lbs Empty Weight: 3,086 lbs Ceiling: 14,000 ft