Announcement & Fleet :
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) is fortifying its surveillance and rescue activities , As announced today,it will expand its Super Puma fleet with two new H225 helicopters.
With these additions, the fleet will inflate the shape of the fleet up to 17, comprising two AS332s and 15 H225s.
Missions at Japan :
Earlier, Japan had received its tenth H225 in February this year. Japan mulls further support to it's territorial coastal activities, security enforcement, as well as disaster relief missions in the country.
What Airbus says ?
Guillaume Leprince, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Japan says, “From the first Super Puma delivery nearly 30 years ago to the latest H225 orders, we greatly appreciate Japan Coast Guard’s continued trust in our products and services, this repeat H225 order reinforces the aircraft’s position as a reference in SAR operations and security enforcement. We are proud of how the deployment of the agency’s fleet has ensured mission success throughout the years. Airbus will continue to ensure the fleet’s high availability, in support of the agency’s safe operations.”
The H225 can also have other configurations to suit missions such as:
Engine Type : Turbomeca Makila
Maximum Take off weight of H225 : 11,000 Kgs ( can be increased upto 11,600 Kgs ).
Crew & Passenger Configuration : One or Two Pilots with 19 passenger is the capacity of this Helicopter.
Useful Load : 5,401 Kgs
Maximum Speed (Vne) : 324 km / Hour .
Maximum Altitude : 6095m(PA).
Range : 838 km
Close to 30 helicopters from the Super Puma family are currently flown in Japan by civil, parapublic operators, and Japan’s Ministry of Defense for various search and rescue missions, VIP, fire-fighting, and passenger and goods transportation.
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