Overview
The H145 pairs the BK117 cabin with a five-blade bearingless main rotor introduced in 2020, adding payload and smoothing the ride. It serves EMS, police, offshore and corporate operators.
Key points
- Five-blade rotor is retrofittable to older H145s
- Helionix cockpit with four-axis autopilot
- Military version is the UH-72 Lakota
Mission fit
Light twin class- Air ambulance, police and corporate missions requiring twin-engine safety
- Single-pilot IFR flying in congested airspace
- Rooftop and urban helipad access
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · BK117 / EC145 / H145138aircraft on Part 135 certificates
18charter operators
Most based in CO (29), LA (25), UT (13), NC (9), PA (8).
Operators include MAYO CLINIC, Air Methods LLC, METRO AVIATION, INC, INTEGRA AVIATION LLC, PHI Health,LLC, REACH Air Medical Services, LLC..
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
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