MBB/Kawasaki BK 117

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The MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 is a twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed jointly by Germany’s Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm and Japan’s Kawasaki, widely used for emergency medical services, search and rescue, and utility missions.

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instanceOf multi‑purpose helicopter
twin‑engine helicopter
utility helicopter
aircraftType rotorcraft
airframeMaterial metal
alsoKnownAs BK 117 NERFINISHED
capacity up to 9 passengers
category civil helicopter
light utility helicopter
collaborationType German‑Japanese joint development
configuration twin‑engine
countryOfOrigin Japan
West Germany NERFINISHED
crew 2
designFeature clamshell rear doors
high‑set tail boom
large cabin volume
developedBy Kawasaki Heavy Industries NERFINISHED
Messerschmitt‑Bölkow‑Blohm NERFINISHED
engineType turboshaft
firstFlight 1979
introduced early 1980s
landingGearType skid landing gear
manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries NERFINISHED
Messerschmitt‑Bölkow‑Blohm NERFINISHED
marketedBy Kawasaki Heavy Industries NERFINISHED
MBB NERFINISHED
notableOperator German air rescue services
Japanese emergency medical services
numberOfEngines 2
powerplant two turboshaft engines
primaryUse air ambulance
helicopter emergency medical services
role emergency medical services helicopter
law enforcement helicopter
passenger transport helicopter
search and rescue helicopter
utility helicopter
rotorType single main rotor
status in service
successor Eurocopter EC145 NERFINISHED
tailRotorType conventional tail rotor
usedFor firefighting support
offshore transport
police operations
search and rescue operations
utility transport

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Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm notableProduct MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
KHI notableProduct MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
subject surface form: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
this entity surface form: Kawasaki BK117 helicopter