When compared to the Eurocopter EC725, the multipurpose Caracal helicopter is thought to be less sophisticated and capable.

B?sic?ll?, EC725 is th? ???th?? ??v?l??m?nt ?? E???c??t?? AS532 C?????, im???vin? ???n th? ??si?n with ? ?iv?-?l??? c?m??sit? m?in ??t?? inc??????tin? ? n?w ?i???il sh??? t? ????c? vi???ti?n l?v?ls.

Int????c?

Th? EC-725 C???c?l h?lic??t??, with ?n ?stim?t?? c?st ?? $ 20 milli?n ??ch, is ?n Ai???s l?n?-??n?? t?ctic?l t??ns???t h?lic??t??. As th? n?w?st m?m??? ?? th? C????? ??mil?, th? 11-t?n h?lic??t?? h?s ???v?n ??li??ilit? ?n? ?????ilit? in c?m??t c?n?iti?ns. Th? m????n c?m??t ?nvi??nm?nt ???m?t?s th? m?lti-?????s? ?n? ?l?xi?ilit? ?? milit??? ?ss?ts. In th? l?t? 1990s, ? s??ci?liz?? h?lic??t?? ???j?ct ??? S???ch ?n? R?sc?? ?????ti?ns w?s ??v?l???? t? m??t th? ????i??m?nts ?? th? F??nch Ai? F??c?.

With ?x???i?nc? ??in?? ???m th? C????? ??mil?, E???c??t?? ??si?n?? ? n?w h?lic??t?? ??s?? ?n th? AS-532 C?????, l?t?? ??si?n?t?? EC725. Th? n?w h?lic??t?? will ???l?c? th? ??l? ?? th? ??t??t?? AS 532 C????? ?? th? F??nch Ai? F??c?. In ???iti?n t? its ??i?in?l ?????s? t? c???? ??t th? milit??? t??ns???t, C?m??t S???ch ?n? R?sc?? ?????ti?ns, wh?n ??m??, th? EC725 is ?ls? ?v?il??l? ??? c?m??t missi?ns.

EC-725 h?s s??n c?m??t s??vic? ?t th? h?tt?st l?c?ti?ns in th? w??l?, incl??in? L???n?n, A??h?nist?n, Ch??, th? Iv??? C??st, th? C?nt??l A??ic?n R????lic, S?m?li? ?n? M?li, whil? s?????tin? ?ctiviti?s ??? t? NATO l?????shi? in Li???. EC725 m??? its ?i?st ?li?ht ?n N?v?m??? 27, 2000, th? ?i?st h?lic??t?? w?s ??liv???? t? th? F??nch Ai? F??c? in F??????? 2005. In 2015, EC725 w?s ??n?m?? H225M, t? s?it with th? n?w ???n? ?? Ai???s H?lic??t??s.

D?si?n

B?sic?ll?, EC725 is th? ???th?? ??v?l??m?nt ?? E???c??t?? AS532 C?????, im???vin? ???n th? ??si?n with ? ?iv?-?l??? c?m??sit? m?in ??t?? inc??????tin? ? n?w ?i???il sh??? t? ????c? vi???ti?n l?v?ls. Th? h?lic??t?? c?n ?? ?itt?? with ??m?v??l? ??m??? ?l?tin? t? ???t?ct th? t????s ?n? is ??w???? ?? tw? T????m?c? M?kil? 1A4 t????sh??t ?n?in?s m??nt?? ?v?? th? c??in, which ???t??? ? ???l-ch?nn?l F?ll A?th??it? Di?it?l En?in? C?nt??l s?st?m.

Th?nks t? th? ?nti-icin? s?st?m, ?ll?ws th? h?lic??t?? t? ?????t? in v??? c?l? clim?t?s. EC725 c?n ?? ?s?? ??? l?n? ?n? s?? t??ns???t missi?ns, ?s w?ll ?s ?th?? s??ci?l missi?ns. Oth?? im???v?m?nts incl??? ? ??in???c?? m?in ??t?? ??????x ?n? ?n ?ll ?l?ss c?ck?it. Th? c?ck?it is ??si?n?? ??? tw?-???s?n c??w, ???t?ct?? ?? ??ll?t????? ?l?ss. Th? ?il?ts ??? s?????t?? ?? ?n int????t?? ?is?l?? s?st?m ???t??in? ? ?i?it?l m?? ?n? Activ? M?t?ix Li??i? C??st?l Dis?l??s.

B?hin? th? c?ck?it is th? ??ss?n??? c?m???tm?nt, which t?k?s ?? m?st ?? th? ??s?l???. EC725 c?n c???? 5.67 t?ns ?? c???? ?? 29 s?l?i??s. A??v? th? ??ss?n??? c??in ??? th? ?n?in?s, ??ivin? ? ?iv?-?l??? m?in ??t?? ?n? ? ????-?l??? t?il ??t??. Ov???ll ?im?nsi?ns ?? th? EC-725 incl??? th? l?n?th ?? 19.5m (63.97 ?t), h?i?ht ?? 4.6m (15 ?t).

Th? l?n?in? s?st?m c?nsists ?? tw? m?in sin?l?-wh??l?? l??s ?n? ? ????l? ti??? n?s? l??. An in-?li?ht ?????lin? ????? c?n ?? m??nt?? ?n th? st??????? si?? ?? th? ?i?c???t t? ?????l ?n th? ?li?ht, s? th? ??n?? ?? ?????ti?n is ????tl? ?xt?n???. M?n? ?i?????nt kits ??? ?v?il??l? ??? c?st?m??s t? ???i? EC 725 ??? th? ????i??? t?sk ??l?s.

P?w???l?nt

Ai???s h?s ???i???? EC-725 with tw? t????méc? M?kil? 2A1 t????sh??t ?n?in?s, with ? c???cit? ?? 2,382 h??s???w?? ??ch. Th? h?lic??t?? c?n ???ch ? m?xim?m s???? ?? 324 km/h, ? c??is? s???? ?? 285 km/h, ? ??n?? ?? 920 km, ? s??vic? c?ilin? ?? 6,000m ?n? ? ??t? ?? clim? ?? t? 7.4 m?t??s ??? s?c?n?.

A?m?m?nt

Th? h?lic??t?? h?s ??? ?n? ni?ht tіm? s???ch ?n? ??sc?? c????iliti?s ?? w?? ?? ? s???ch ????? ?n? F??w??? L??kin? In??? R??; th?s? ?ll?w th? EC725 t? ?? ?l?wn ?n??? vis??l m?t????l??ic?l ?n? inst??m?nt ?li?ht ??l?s c?n?iti?ns. D???n?in? ?n th? ????i??m?nts ?? th? c?st?m??, EC725 c?n ?? c?st?miz?? with m?n? ?i?????nt milit??? ???i?m?nt ?n? ωεɑρσռs, s?ch ?s ? ??i? ?? 7.62 mm FN MAG m?chin? ??ns m??nt?? within ???w??? l??t ?n? ?i?ht wіп??ws, ?? ? ??i? ?? 68 mm si??-m??nt?? ??ck?t l??nch??s, ??ch with 19 ??ck?ts, ?? th? MU90 Im??ct ???i?l-l??nch?? t??????.

Th?nks t? its ?l?xi?l? m???l?? st??ct???, th? EC725 c?n ?? ???i???? with ? H?li???s-??ilt c??nt??m??s???s s?it?, which incl???s ch??? ?n? ?l???s t? c?n??s? ????? ?n? h??t-??i??? missil?s ??s??ctiv?l?. R?c?ntl?, Ai???s h?s s?cc?ss??ll? t?st?? th? EC-725 v??si?n with th? ?nti-shi? Ex?c?t, h?l?in? t? im???v? th? c?m??t c????ilit? ?? th? h?lic??t??.

O????t??s

C????ntl?, th??? ??? ????t 90 EC-725 h?lic??t??s ?????tin? with B??zil, F??nc?, M?xic?, ?tc. M?st ??c?ntl?, th? R???l Th?i Ai? F??c? ??????? ? t?t?l ?? ???? EC-725 h?lic??t??s ?s ???t ?? th? c??nt??’s milit??? m????niz?ti?n ??????m. EC-725 will ???l?c? th? ??t??t?? B?ll UH-1 h?lic??t??, which h?s ???n in s??vic? sinc? th? l?t? 1960s. In ???iti?n t? Th?il?n?, s?v???l ?th?? c??nt?i?s in S??th??st Asi? ??? ?ls? ?sin? ?n? ?????in? Ai???s h?lic??t??s. Acc???in? t? th? ?nn??nc?m?nt, Sin?????? h?s ??????? 12 H225Ms, whil? M?l??si? is ?sin? ? ?l??t ?? 12 h?lic??t??s.