Rotorcraft
France Funding Hybrid Airbus H125 Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters is poised to receive French government financial support to develop a hybrid powerplant for its H125 single.

Airbus Helicopters is poised to receive French government financial support to develop a hybrid powerplant for its H125 single. The financing is part of a $17 billion emergency infusion into the domestic aerospace industry triggered by the Covid-19 crisis. Beneficiaries include Airbus, Air France, Dassault, Safran, and Thales, and the aid is contingent on the recipients investing in environmentally “green” projects, including more efficient and lower-emission propulsion. The assistance also includes orders for 20 current-production Airbus helicopters including eight H225Ms, 10 H160s, and two H145s.


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