Eurocopter EC130 B4 FGUK Heiko Schulz, Melchior Franz (Nasal), Michael Habarta (Model-Details, Animations, Liveries) production 4 4 4 5 GPL v2 FGUK 1.1 Aircraft/ec130/Splashs/splash_EC130_B4.jpg Eurocopter Aerospatiale helicopter rotorcraft rotary wing single-engine Airbus Helicopters EC-130 EC-130B4 FGUK 1990s 2000s yasim Models/ec130b4_fdm Aircraft/ec130/Models/ec-130b4.xml FlightGear 1 -0.3 1 0.5 Characteristics: Cruise speed: 100-137 kts (best 120 kts) Never exceed (Vne): 155 kts (Pwr on), 125 kts (Pwr off), 90 kts (Floats inflated) Main Rotor Limits: Normal Range: 375 - 405 rpm Warning Range: 360 - 410 rpm Caution Range: 320 - 430 rpm Rotor brake: 0-170 rpm TRQ as required (best at 82%) Temperature Min.: -20 deg C ( -4 deg F) Temperature Max.: +50 deg C (122 deg F) Empty Weight: 3015 lbs MTOW: 5350 lbs Service ceiling: 3968 lbs: 23000ft (7010m) 5350 lbs: 15655ft (4770m) = MTOW Max Hover IGE (MTOW): 10165ft (3100m) Max Hover OGE (MTOW): 8325ft (2535m) Additional Help: For startup see "Help/Tutorials", and follow "Help/Aircraft Checklists", and see Flightmanual at "Aircraft/ec130/Docs/flightmanual.txt" Special Handling of Twist Grip: Power control between 63% = "idle" and 100% = "flight" can be done either a) by dragging MMB up/down (middle mouse button pressed) b) by Twist Grip animation on Collective c) by keyboard shortcut Alt-t for + and AltGr-t for - Emergency Switch (on Panel) must be unlocked before switching is possible. Click the wire to unlock. ATTENTION: Once switched, no reset is possible !!!. Autostart/Autoshutdown: Is enabled after 5 flights, so to encourage learning of realistic heli-handling. Misc: Various Click-Animations are implemented, in cockpit use Knob-animations and check with Ctrl-c, watch Tooltips and try Searchlight, ... 155 90 80 5350 360 410 100 915 101.1 2.5 -0.5 -20 50 941