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BO 105 S - Media Helikopter

Registration: D-HUDM
Year of Construction: 1993

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Story

In 1961, engineers Ludwig Bölkow and Emil Weiland decided to develop a revolutionary helicopter to serve as a model for many others due to its new rotor head. Four years later, Ludwig Bölkow founded the Bölkow GmbH, which later merged with Messerschmitt AG and Hamburger Flugzeugbau and turned into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH (MBB). With over 30 years of production and more than 1,400 created, the BO 105 is one of the most successful and most produced multi-purpose helicopters together with the American Bell UH-1.

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The BO 105 was the fist helicopter worldwide that used a rigid rotor head without a flapping hinge and a swivel joint. Made of titanium with inner elastomer elements, the rotor blades were fiberglass-reinforced, light and very aerodynamic. With its twin-engines and redundant systems, the BO wasn’t only a pretty light helicopter but it was also cheap as it didn’t require a lot of maintenance. The BO has always had a reputation for being extremely flexible and has been used by military and police alike as well as for mountain rescues and disaster prevention.

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The BO 105 S (the “S” stands for ‘stretched’) underwent several modifications and received, for example, different main rotor blades to reduce vibrations. As a result, the loading capacity increased by around 150 kg and the useful load by around 130 kg. The take-off weight of 2,500 kg in external loads was increased by 100 kg in the longer version of the BO. The climb rate was increased by 1.6 m/s and the cruise speed by 15 km/h.

Just like the shorter models, the BO 105 S has a Rolls-Royce/Allison twin-engine and a total of 810 horsepower. It reaches 220 km/h (120 kts) and a height of 5,120 meters (16.800 ft). At 8,81 meters the BO 105, registered D-HUDM, is 24.4 cm (10 inches) longer than its fully aerobatic twin sisters – a little extra space that benefits passengers in the back seats.

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The BO 105 S is used as media helicopter for Austrian TV channel Servus TV and is called into action whenever aerial shots are needed at an event. The long cabin offers plenty of room for film and TV recording equipment. With a camera system from the company "Shotover" from New Zealand on a camera boom - a "tripod" - which is attached to the skids, the coveted aerial shots are created, perfected by the flying precision of the Flying Bulls pilots.

500 of the 1,400 BO 105 models left the factory halls in Manching and Donauwörth labeled “CBS”, a long version for clients who, according to Bavarian standards, enjoy a “little bit extra”.

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BO 105 S - Media Helikopter

Pilots

  • Mirko Flaim Pilot

    Mirko Flaim

    Flight operations manager & chief pilot helicopters

  • Siegfried Schwarz Pilot

    Siegfried “Blacky” Schwarz

    Former chief pilot & helicopter aerobatics pilot

  • Felix Baumgartner Pilot

    Felix Baumgartner

    BO 105 aerobatic pilot & stratosphere jumper

  • Matthias Schwaighofer Pilot

    Matthias Schwaighofer

    Helicopter pilot for the EC135, AS 350, BO 105, Bell 47 and Bell Cobra

All pilots
BO 105 S - Media Helikopter