Air Rescue: How Airbus Builds the H145 Helicopter (Donauwörth) | Full Documentary

From raw composites to lifesaving missions—see how the H145 rescue helicopter is built.
At Airbus Helicopters Donauwörth (Bavaria), teams assemble the twin-engine H145—a compact, powerful air-rescue platform flown by ADAC and crews worldwide. Follow the build, systems integration, flight test, and the medical fit-out that lets pilots, doctors, and paramedics save lives in hard-to-reach places.

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What You’ll See

Airframe & composites: cabin shell, doors, vibration isolation & crashworthy design

Rotors & drive: main rotor hub/blades, gearbox, Fenestron® tail rotor fundamentals

Avionics & autopilot: Helionix® glass cockpit, 4-axis autopilot & NVG operations

Power & safety: twin engines, redundancy, fuel & electrical systems

Rescue interior: stretcher systems, oxygen, monitors, hoist/winch & mission kit

Ground & flight test: systems checks, engine runs, hover/handling & certification steps

Real missions: mountain, offshore & night IFR/EMS use cases

Chapters
0:00 Why the H145 for Air Rescue
2:40 Donauwörth: Inside Airbus Helicopters
6:05 Airframe & Composite Build
9:30 Rotor System, Gearbox & Tail
13:10 Helionix Avionics & Autopilot
16:40 Medical Fit-Out & Mission Equipment
20:15 Ground Runs & Flight Testing
23:40 ADAC Operations: From Call to Landing

Details & Keywords
Airbus Helicopters documentary, H145, Donauwörth, ADAC Luftrettung, rescue helicopter, EMS helicopter, SAR, Fenestron tail rotor, Helionix avionics, twin-engine helicopter, medical interior, rescue hoist, NVG, IFR, helicopter manufacturing, factory tour, how helicopters are made, full documentary

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