{"id":146076,"date":"2015-11-10T10:02:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T09:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/?p=146076"},"modified":"2015-11-10T07:18:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T06:18:31","slug":"airbus-reveals-new-peugeot-designed-h160-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2015\/11\/10\/airbus-reveals-new-peugeot-designed-h160-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus Reveals New Peugeot Designed H160 Helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Dubai Airshow 2015, Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its new H160 civil helicopter created in collaboration with Peugeot Design Lab. <\/p>\n

Production of the Airbus H160 helicopter will start next year and be perfectly suited to private business and aviation, emergency medical services and public-service missions. In the development of the helicopter, Airbus held a styling competition with the eventual design of the Peugeot Design Lab being selected and refined by Airbus.<\/p>\n

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Certainly one of the most noteworthy features of the Airbus H160 helicopter is its use of composite materials throughout the airframe. Additionally, it includes a canted tail rotor, Blue Edge blades and a biplane stabiliser to ensure it can perform in even the roughest climatic conditions.<\/p>\n

Discussing the H160, head of style and design at Airbus Helicopters Guillaume Chielens said \u201cWe used the initial styling developed by Peugeot Design Lab to define a strong personality for the rotorcraft\u2014a mirror reflection of the innovation, performance and emotion unique to the H160. We developed a helicopter based on the Peugeot Design Lab design which immediately caught the attention of both operators and the general public. Style has become a key priority for the H160 programme, which aims to make a strong impression both with its unique personality and its performance.\u201d<\/p>\r\n