MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
German/Japanese utility helicopter
Summary
The MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 is a twin-engined light utility–transport helicopter. It was jointly developed and manufactured by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of West Germany and Kawasaki of Japan. MBB was later purchased by Daimler-Benz and eventually became a part of Eurocopter, which was later rebranded as Airbus Helicopters.
Originally created by Elf-friend
2/25/2004, 9:26:42 PM
Modified
4/9/2026, 5:49:36 AM
Recent revisions
/* top */ Adding/removing wikilink(s)
/* Accidents and incidents */ Added incident
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1222950769|1222950769]]: The [[commons:File:Polizeihubschrauber (10566908725).jpg|image (Commons)]] does not show a BK 117 cockpit, as the BK 117 does not have a center windshield, but rather a strut between the left and the right windshield.
sentence case
Fixed grammar and spelling.
Removed tracked [[WP:Lint|syntax]] errors (empty headers) per [[MW:Help:Lint_errors/empty-heading]]. Template may not be used as a section header.
/* Accidents and Incidents */
Disambiguating links to [[Flight control]] (link changed to [[Helicopter flight controls]]) using [[User:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist|DisamAssist]].
Disambiguating links to [[Venda]] (link changed to [[Venda (Bantustan)]]) using [[User:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist|DisamAssist]].
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spelling ([[WP:Typo Team]])
/* Design */ Cleaned up punctuation and removed redundant words.
Fixed mistake on bk117-c2 for B2
