By Microsoft Flight Simulator
Publication Date: 2026-10-06 20:16:00
The Airbus Helicopters H125, one of the world’s most versatile utility rotorcraft, is now available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Marketplace!
Decades of Development
The H125 is a single-engine, multi-mission, light utility helicopter manufactured by European rotorcraft consortium Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus. It seats up to seven, including pilot. The H125 is the culmination of decades of evolutionary rotary wing development and it is renowned for its versatility, reliability, and excellent high-altitude performance.
Development of the airframe that would become the H125 began in the early 1970s by French aerospace company Aérospatiale. Initially designated the AS350 Écureuil (Squirrel), the helicopter was designed to replace Aérospatiale’s venerable Alouette II, the world’s first turbine-powered production rotorcraft. The AS350 Écureuil took its maiden flight on June 27, 1974, and Aérospatiale introduced it into service in 1975.
