Mbb Bo.105 P

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The MBB Bo 105, the world's first light twin-engine helicopter capable of performing aerobatic maneuvers including inverted loops, revolutionized rotorcraft design with its pioneering hingeless rotor system. First flown on February 16, 1967, it was a five-seat multi-purpose helicopter powered by two Allison 250 turboshaft engines producing 420 shaft horsepower each. With a production run spanning over three decades, 1,406 aircraft were manufactured at the primary Donauwörth facility in Germany, with total production including licensed variants reaching approximately 1,640 units delivered to operators in 55 nations. The aircraft was developed by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), later absorbed into what is now Airbus Helicopters.