Mbb-Kawasaki Bk117
Twin Turboshaft
The Kawasaki/MBB BK 117 is a twin-turbine light-medium utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and offshore transport. Its airframe underpins the later Airbus H145.
Safety in context
The incident rate counts flights with ANY safety event detected by SkyMeter: go-arounds (a routine response, not a failure), unstable-approach gate flags (advisory thresholds), rejected takeoffs (the system working as designed), and runway events. It is NOT an accident rate or fatality rate. For accident statistics, refer to the NTSB Aviation Accident Database (USA) or the Aviation Safety Network. See methodology for what each event type measures.
Performance
Speed envelope & approach
Dimensions
Airframe geometry
Weight & identification
Operating limits
Top operators
By fleet size · last 7 days
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 7 days
Family
Related variants
No related variants.
Recent flights
Real flights of BK17 · airborne ≥ 20 min
