{"id":436892,"date":"2022-06-01T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:40:00","slug":"arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival of New NASA (Airbus H135) Helicopters at KSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar on Sept. 30, 2020. Two new Airbus H135 (T3) helicopters arrived at the Florida spaceport on Sept. 30 to replace the Bell Huey 2 aircraft in service now.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center’s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar on Sept. 30, 2020. Two new Airbus H135 (T3) helicopters arrived at the Florida spaceport on Sept. 30 to replace the Bell Huey 2 aircraft in service now. The new helicopters provide a number of technological and safety advantages over the Hueys, such as more lifting power, greater stability in the air, and expanded medical capabilities. The team expects to fully transition to flying the two H135 aircraft later this year. A third is expected to arrive in early 2021, and with its arrival, will complete the fleet’s upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit: NASA\/Amber Jean Watson<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar on Sept. 30, 2020. Two new Airbus H135 (T3) helicopters arrived at the Florida spaceport on Sept. 30 to replace the Bell Huey 2 aircraft in service now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":217277,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Arrival of New NASA (Airbus H135) Helicopters at KSC","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"General","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2022-06-01T17:40:00Z","datePublished":"2022-06-01T17:40:00Z","dateModified":"2022-06-01T17:40:00Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Arrival of New NASA (Airbus H135) Helicopters at KSC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/arrival-of-new-nasa-airbus-h135-helicopters-ksc\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2022-06-01T17:40:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"General\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":217277,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20200930-ph-ajw01_0108_orig.jpg","title":"Arrival of New NASA (Airbus H135) Helicopters at KSC","alt":"The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar.","caption":"The three Bell Huey 2 helicopters utilized by Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Flight Operations team for security purposes are photographed inside the Launch and Landing Facility hangar on Sept. 30, 2020. 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