D-HENA Aérospatiale AS.350 B Ecureuil c/n 1781 - FJS-Helicopter Lufttransport GmbH - Bielefeld airfield, Germany - 19 August 2007

The Eurocopter AS 350B2 is a single-engined utility helicopter that can accommodate up to 7 passengers. Development of the AS 350 Ecureuil started in the early 70s under the Aérospatiale banner. The first flight of an AvcoLycoming LTS101-powered machine took place on 27/06/1994. The second prototype was fitted with an Arriel 1A and took to the air on 14/02/1975. Certification (with a Turboméca Arriel 1B turboshaft powerplant) was achieved in October 1977. The single-engined AS 350B2, powered with a Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 engine was certified in April 1989. The AS 350 is marketed in North America as the AStar or SuperStar. The helicopter divisions of MBB from Germany and Aerospatiale from France merged in January 1992 to form the Eurocopter Group.

FJS-Helicopter Lufttransport GmbH was founded in 1993. Next to their homebase Flugplatz Damme in Niedersachsen, Germanby, FJS-Helicopters Lufttransport has operational bases at Schwerin-Pinnow and Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Aérospatiale AS350 B Ecureuil s/n 1781 was operated as OE-KXC before it entered the German register as D-HENA in 1985. Today the D-HENA is operated by FJS-Helicopter Lufttransport GmbH. On 19 August 2007, the D-HENA was photographed during the Fly-In 2007 at Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche airfield in Germany.