Helicopter Eurocopter EC135 (belongs to ACT_FHS Experimentals incl. Ground Station)

Infrastructure
Description

Research Helicopter

Main technical characteristics

Type of flight vehicle Helicopter
Main features Flying Testbed for Helicopter Hardware and Software Modifications. (A really flying machine!) -> Flying Helicopter Simulator equipped with an Active Control Technology (ACT/FHS) – here: the Eurocopter EC135 helicopter itself.
Control system Fly-by-light flight controls free configurable (experimental flight controls). Testplatform for research with HMD’s, side-sticks and avionic-systems.
Full authority, quadruplex fly-by-wire/light control system with smart actuators and a simplex experimental system. It completely replaces the original flight control system and provides a high degree of flexibility.
Maximum altitude ?
Measurement instruments5 State of the Art Flight Test Instrumentation Techniques
Comment F / T Flying Helicopter Simulator (here: the flying helicopter itself)

Contact Information
EREA