Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil 2 (AS55)
The Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engined turboshaft aircraft built by Airbus Helicopters. It seats about 5 passengers. No one has caught the Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil 2 in Skydex yet — the first catch is still open.
Heard by the network
7 Skydex receivers (Derbyshire, Andrew, station-1020) have heard the Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil 2 — 99 different airframes, 659 sightings since 5 Sep 2026; last on 10 Nov 2026.
- Lee Hall — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @leehall — 21 airframes, 110 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Andrew · run by @andrew-peacock — 18 airframes, 78 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- station-1020 · run by @joseph-furber — 15 airframes, 48 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Swadlincote — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @swadlincote — 13 airframes, 45 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- station-1089 · run by @wobert — 11 airframes, 20 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- station-1088 — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Nottinghamshire · run by @wobert — 11 airframes, 20 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- station-1117 · run by @david-plant — 10 airframes, 30 sightings, last 2026-11-08
Operators
- PDG (PDG) — 5 airframes
- KNM (KNM) — 4 airframes
- LHC (LHC) — 3 airframes
- GES (GES) — 1 airframe
- TDT (TDT) — 1 airframe
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 29 military (not named), 28 private (not named), 34 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- AS55
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Engines
- 2 × turboshaft
- Typical seats
- 5
- Card rarity
- common