1. Tiger Multi-Role
Combat Helicopter,
Germany

2. CONTENT
• INTRODUCTION
• DEVELOPMENT
• DESIGN
• COCKPIT
• TURBOSHAFT ENGINES

3. INTRODUCTION
• The EC665 Tiger helicopter is being developed for France and Germany
in three configurations, UHT multi-role fire support for the German
Army and HAD multi-role combat and HAP combat support for the
French Army. Tiger is being built by Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the EADS
(European Aeronautics Defence and Space) company formed by
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, Aerospatiale Matra of France
and CASA of Spain.

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5. DEVELOPMENT
• The first flight of the aircraft was in 1991. Serial production began in
March 2002 and the first flight of the production Tiger HAP for
France took place in March 2003.
• France has ordered 80 aircraft (40 HAP combat support and 40
HAD multi-role combat). The first HAP version was delivered in
March 2005.
• Germany has ordered 80 combat support aircraft and the first UHT
Tiger for Germany was delivered in April 2005.
• Total procurement is planned to be 120 for France and 120 for
Germany.

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7. DESIGN
• In order to minimise the weight, approximately 80% of the airframe
has been constructed of composite materials.
• The frames and beams have been fabricated from Kevlar and carbon
laminates.
• Panels are composed of Nomex honeycomb material with carbon
and Kevlar skins.
• The helicopter blades are of fibre-composite construction.
• Radar reflective structures and surfaces have been minimised.

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9. COCKPIT
• Each cockpit is equipped with two multi-function colour
displays supplied by Thales Avionique and VDO
Luftfahrtgerate Werk GmbH, which display imagery
from the gunner's sight, the FLIR and video image from
the Dornier/VDO Eurogrid digital map generator.
• Each crew station is equipped with a Control and Display
Unit (CDU).
• Navigation, communications and system status are
controlled via the CDU.

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11. TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
• The Tiger HAP / UHT is powered by two MTU /
Turbomeca / Rolls-Royce MTR390 turboshaft engines
rated at 960kW (1,285shp).
• Self-sealing crashworthy fuel tanks have explosion
suppression and non-return valves.
• Tiger HAD has two MTR390-E enhanced engines rated
at 1,094kW (1,467shp).

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13. REFERNCE
•http://www.army-
technology.com/projects/tig
er/

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