Eurocopter sets itself apart from Avicopter on EC 175
Eurocopter has distanced itself from Chinese partner Avicopter on their joint seven-ton-class civil helicopter program saying the EC 175 and the Z15 will b
Eurocopter has distanced itself from Chinese partner Avicopter on their joint seven-ton-class civil helicopter program saying the EC 175 and the Z15 will be “two different aircraft.” In a press conference held next to the EC 175 mockup here at the Paris Air Show, executive vice president for commercial programs Joseph Saporito also confirmed the first flight will take place by year-end.
“These will be two different aircraft, with two different areas of marketing, two different civil certifications, two different assembly lines and two different support organizations,” Saporito insisted. Avicopter has two companies involved in the Z15 program. SHRDI is responsible for the design, while Harbin-based HAIG is in charge of production.
