Airbus H120 & H130 Helicopters

The introduction of the incredible new Airbus fleet is the dawn of a new are in helicopter touring. Since the early 1990's. the Airbus has been the tour helicopter of choice for professional tour operations worldwide.

At Cape Town Helicopters it is the standard-favoured by customers for its open cabin design that affords a 180° sweeping view for each passenger. This feature has been further enhanced in the revolutionary new Airbus 120 and 130- the first touring helicopter of the 21st Century.

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• Airbus EC120/130 offers 23% increase in cabin space over the its competitors wihich afford significantly greater personal space for guests, with improved visibility with over square metres of glass for 180 degree unobstructed views.
• Airbus 120 and 130 features superior comfort; individual seats for every passenger afford the kind of shoulder room and personal space found in airline "First Class" seating.
• The Airbus 120 and 130 features raised rear seating and wrap-around glass cockpit, for significantly improved visibility from every seat.
• First Airbus helicopter specifically designed for touring, utilising the latest Aircraft and avionics technologies.
• The Airbus 130 makes use of state-of-the-art fuel control automatically optimises main rotor speed for quietest operations and instant power response. Achieved with a "Full Authority Digital Electronic Control" (FADEC), utilising dual Electronic channels with one electrical backup channel and third hydro-mechanical backup control.
• Airbus engine uses latest "Grown Crystal" technology for turbine blades —increasing power, heat tolerance and fuel efficiency. This, along with the FADEC, is the same technology used in state-of-the-art airline engines such those on the leading-edge Boeing 777.
• Airbus features dual hydraulic systems on the EC130
• Airbus 130 cost is over $2 million and the Airbus 120 cost is the above $1.2 million.
• * Please note that we do not guarantee the helicopter make or model you will fly in

BOSE Aviation-grade headsets

These aren't the $300 consumer models available to the public. Cape Town Helicopters spends approximately $1000 for each of these aviation-grade headsets—ten times what typical tour helicopter headsets cost. But the difference is so incredible that we couldn't allow ourselves to outfit our guests with anything less. Cape Town Helicopters guarantees that every passenger on every one of our helicopters will fly with a Bose headset.

The Bose system electronically "reads" all outside noise, then generates the precise opposing frequency wave-form to cancel that noise before it ever reaches your ears. You'll arrive home rested and uplifted, without the noise exhaustion common in helicopters.