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EC155B1 Additional Information
economics
Specifications and Performance
(Eurocopter EC 155B1) Passengers (executive) 6
Hourly direct operating costs Annual budget–based on 45,000 nm
Pilots 2
– Fuel ($7.25 per gal): $688.75 (Utilization: 357 hours)
– Maintenance labor (at $90/hour): $215.10 Range 373 nm
– Variable cost: $609,021
– Parts, airframe, engine, avionics: $229.01 – Fixed cost: $458,631000 Max: 151 kt
Cruise speed
– Inspections, component overhauls, Total fixed cost (without depreciation): Long range: 144 kt
life limited parts: $150.53 $1,067,652 Height: 4.39 ft
– Engine restoration: $356.34 – Per hour: $2,991
Width: 6.72 ft
– Misc. expenses – Per nautical mile: $23.73 Cabin
Length: 8.37 ft
Landing and parking fees: $11.87 – Per seat nautical mile: $3.95
Crew expenses: $46 Volume: 235 cu ft
Supplies & catering: $8.34
Total cost (without depreciation): $1,067,652
Economics
– Book depreciation (10% per year): $1,156,000
Total variable flight costs per hour: $1,705.94 Total variable flight costs
Total cost (with book depreciation): $2,223,652 $1,706
Average speed: 126 knots per hour
– Per hour: $6,229
– Cost per nautical mile: $13.54
– Per nautical mile: $49.41 Total fixed cost per year $485,361
Annual fixed operating costs – Per seat nautical mile: $8.24
2004 Eurocopter EC155B1 Pricing
– Crew salaries (estimates)
Total cost (without depreciation): $1,067,652 New: $8 million Now: $2.825 million
Captain: $107,000
– Market depreciation: $578,000 Note: Fair market prices assume mid-time engines, typically equipped
Copilot: $62,000
Total cost (with market depreciation): $1,645,652 helicopters. Add $1 million–$2 million to prices for an executive interior.
Benefits: $50,700 Source: HeliValue$, Inc.
Per hour: $4,610
– Hangar rental (typical): $5,700 Product Support
– Per nautical mile: $36.57
– Insurance (insured hull value = $11.56 million)
– Per nautical seat mile: $6.10 Manufacturer Rank Overall Score
Hull (1.25% of value): $144,500
Source: Conklin & de Decker, Orleans, Mass. Bell 1 7.1
Single limit liability: $22,000
Sikorsky 3 6.3
– Recurrent crew training: $27,800
– Aircraft modernization (avg per year): $23,333 Eurocopter 4 5.5
– Navigational chart service: $398 Source: Aviation International News 2013 Product Support Survey.
Rating scale–1 to 10: 1-inadequate; 3-poor; 5.5-average; 8-good; 10-excellent.
– Refurbishing: $10,800
– Computer maintenance program: $3,700
– Aviation weather service (typical): $700
Total fixed cost per year: $458,631
EC155B1 compared with other aircraft
First year Variable cost/ Normal cruise Max takeoff
Model Seats exec/max Range (nm)
produced hour (kt) weight (lb)
EC155B1 2000 $1,706 6/13 351 151 10,846
S-76C++ 1996 (C+) 1979 (all) $1,050 6/13 335 139 11,700
2003 Bell 430 1996 $1,009 5/9 280 140 9,300
Assumptions: Jet fuel $7.25/gal; variable cost: fuel plus maintenance reserves; NBAA VFR 30 min. reserve fuel; passenger weight 200 lb
includes baggage; one pilot.
Cost source: Conklin & de Decker Life Cycle Cost. Performance source: Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Performance Comparator.
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specifications
(Eurocopter EC155B1)
Cabin Dimensions
– Height: 4.39 ft
– Width: 6.72 ft
– Length: 8.37 ft
– Volume: 235 cu ft
– Door height: 4.4 ft
– Door width: 5.3 ft
Baggage:
– Internal: 88 cu ft
Typical seats crew/passengers: 2/6
Maximum weights
– Takeoff: 10,846 lb
– Basic operating: 7,351 lb
– Usable fuel: 2,224 lb
– Maximum payload: 3,495 lb
– Payload with full fuel: 1,271 lb
performance
(Eurocopter EC155B1)
Range (VFR 30 min. reserve)
– Seats full: 373 nm
– Ferry range: 438 nm
Rate of climb
– 1,163 fpm
Cruise speed
– Max: 151 kt
– Long range: 144 kt
Service ceiling
– At max takeoff weight: 15,000 ft
Source: Conklin & de Decker, Orleans, Mass.
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