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FIRST FLIGHT Eurocopter and production partner AVIC celebrated Christmas early with the first flight of its EC175/Z15 prototype, F-WWPB, on December 4 from Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, facility. Refer text for more details. (Eurocopter)
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Ec175 Makes First Flight
Eurocopter’s 16-seat Medium Lift Ec175 Made Its ‘official’ First Flight on December 17 From Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, Facility. However, the December 17 Flight Was in Fact the Type’s Sixth, With the Actual First Flight Occurring Nearly Two Weeks Earlier on December 4.
During the December 17 Flight Ec175 ‘prototype 1’ F-wwpb Performed as Part of a Rehearsed Handling Display of Eurocopter’s Civil Helicopter Line in Front of Eurocopter and Partner Avic (China’s Aeronautics Industries Group Corporation) Officials, Launch Customers and Media.
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