Eurocopter BO 105
Eurocopter BO 105
The five-seat Eurocopter BO 105 helicopter is based on a light, multi-purpose utility helicopter made by Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm GmbH (MBB), and has been significantly modified for its use as a universal research platform by the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Braunschweig Flight Facility. The BO 105's service portfolio is very wide-ranging and is particularly suitable for use on diverse research missions. Among other things, it is used as a research platform for studying flight characteristics, low-noise approaches, thermal-imaging photography and pilot-assist systems, and for flying with external loads. Visitors to ILA 2012 were able to see it first-hand in the open area.
