Special Bonus Episode! - The Airbus H140 Takes Flight: Verticon 2025 with Dirk Petry and Volker Bau – The Helicopter Podcast

27 Mar 2025 • 28 min • EN
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Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this thrilling in-person episode, host Halsey Schider brings The Helicopter Podcast to Verticon 2025, sitting down with Airbus Helicopters’ Dirk Petry, a 25-year engineering veteran, and test pilot Volker Bau. Recorded live amid the show’s buzz, they unveil the H140—a perfect blend of the H135’s affordability and the H145’s power, sparked by market demand for more space and performance. Its five-blade rotor cuts vibration, while a sleek medical interior and six comfy seats shine. Volker shares the joy of flying the H140, and his excitement with “hot and high” tests on the horizon, while Dirk touts its performance: a new powerful and efficient engine and low sound emissions thanks to the five-blade main rotor and the new Fenestron design.  With global certification and life-saving potential fueling their pride, Join Halsey, Dirk, and Volker for a front-row peek at Airbus’ amazing new helicopter! Enjoy this special bonus episode recorded live on the show floor at Veritcon 2025. 

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