V Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn, West Germany. It was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world, and the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic maneuvers such as inverted loops. The Bo 105 features a revolutionary hingeless rotor system, a pioneering innovation in helicopters when it was introduced into service in 1970. Production of the Bo 105 began at the then-recently merged Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).
The main production facilities for producing the Bo 105 were located in Germany and Canada; due to the level of export sales encountered, additional manufacturing lines were set up in Spain, Indonesia, and the Philippines. MBB became a part of Eurocopter in 1991, who continued production of the type until 2001. The Bo 105 was formally replaced in Eurocopter’s product range by the newer Eurocopter EC135.
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V MBB Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter that was developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn, West Germany. It was first flown in 1967 and entered service in 1970. It was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world and the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic maneuvers such as inverted loops. The Bo 105 features a hingeless rotor system that provides high agility and stability.
Bo 105 je izdelal Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), ki je kasneje postal del Eurocopterja. Bo 105 je bil uporabljen za različne vloge, kot so reševanje v zraku, kazenski pregon, vojaški prevoz, operacije na morju in VIP prevoz. Bo 105 je leta 2001 zamenjal Eurocopter EC135, potem ko je bilo zgrajenih več kot 1.500 enot.