Helicopters NHI NH-90: The NHI NH90 is a twin-engine, ten-ton multi-role helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. The NH90, which can be flown by a single pilot, is designed to operate by night and day and in poor weather. On 1 September 1992, NH Industries signed a NH90 design-and-development contract with NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency). This agency represents the four participating nations: France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. Portugal joined the agency on 21 June 2001. Design started in 1993. The first prototype, the PT1, made its first flight on 18 December 1995. The second prototype, the PT2, first flew on 19 March 1997 and the third prototype, the PT3, on 27 November 1998. On 30 June 2000 an industrialisation and first-batch contract for 298 NH90s was signed between NAHEMA and NHI. In 2001, three additional customers signed purchase orders: Sweden for 25 helicopters. Finland for 20 helicopters. Norway for 24 helicopters. On 29 August 2003, Greece ordered 34 NH90s with another 14 in option. Deliveries are due to start in 2004 for the first German Army and Italian Army TTH versions and also for the Finnish Defence Forces TTT version. From 2005, the Italian and French navies will start to receive their NFH versions and the first Swedish and Norwegian NH90s will also be delivered.
NHI NH-90-Diamètre rotor : 16,30 m
Longueur du fuselage : 15,89 m
Masse à vide (version de base) : 5400 kg
Masse max. : 10 t
Vitesse de croisière max. : 291 km/h
Autonomie max. : 5 h 5 mn à 140 km/h.