EC130 B4H130 (EC130 T2)2012+
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Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 2 variants2001+
Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4
EC30Light Turbine HelicopterDiscontinued2001–2012
Range
332 NM · 615 km
MTOW
2.500 kg
Cruise
138 kt · 256 km/h
Seats
7
7 seats (pilot included)
Used price
US$ 1.6M
The Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 is a light turbine helicopter produced between 2001 and 2012. It has a range of 332 nm, a cruise speed of 138 kt (256 km/h), 7 seats (pilot included). Out of production; on the used market the median is around US$ 1.6M. In Brazil there are 61 units registered in the RAB-ANAC. The EC130 B4 family (2 variants) totals 163 units. There are 9 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 9 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 8/18/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
limited data9 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026
US$ 1.6 miR$ 8.2 mi
market medianaging ≈ −5.7%/yr+33% vs Helicóptero Light Turbine median
Entry
US$ 1.0 mi
model year 2002
Best value
US$ 1.5 mi
model year 2009
Top of range
US$ 1.7 mi
model year 2011
Basis
Valuation
Bluebook + market
Minimum
US$ 900.0 mil
R$ 4.6 mi
Median
US$ 1.6 mi
R$ 8.2 mi
Maximum
US$ 2.5 mi
R$ 13.1 mi
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +6.1%/yr·2002→2011
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
5 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.10 to ×1.34 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.
Air taxi
US$ 986.0 mil – 2.9 mi
R$ 5.0 mi – 14.9 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%
Private use
US$ 1.1 mi – 3.4 mi
R$ 5.7 mi – 17.5 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 1.0 mil/h
R$ 5.2 mil/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 180.9 mil
- Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr
- US$ 1.5 mil/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 2.8 mil – 3.8 mil/h
R$ 14.3 mil – 19.5 mil/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 1.9 mil – 3.5 mil/h
R$ 9.7 mil – 17.9 mil/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World ~$3,350/h cited for EC130/T2 across multiple charter brokers. BR estimated from Flapper data: single-turbine AS350 ~US$1,800/h (May 2020) and twin EC145 ~US$4,000/h; EC130 B4 sits between, range widened for inflation/route minimums. BR figure is estimate, no direct EC130 B4 per-hour quote published.
How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026
Pre-owned EC130 B4 (produced 2001-2012, single-engine light turbine, predecessor of H130/EC130 T2). Acquisition synthesized from: GlobalAir (current listings range ~$1.8M-$2.55M, avg used ~$1.7M, ~$1.9M on 30yr data); Bolt Flight ($1.2M-$2.0M used); ab-tc.com ($1M-$1.7M used B4); aircraftcostcalculator (avg pre-owned ~$2.0M); Aircraft Bluebook Summer 2021 via guides ($1.0M for 2002 to $1.7M for 2011). Real listing seen: 2009 B4 ~$1.2M. Median ~$1.6M; floor ~$0.9M for early high-time airframes, ceiling ~$2.55M for late low-time. DOC/hr ~$760 (variable: fuel+maint+pilot) per ab-tc/Conklin-cited $746-$767; aircraftcostcalculator variable ~$692-$954/h depending on annual hours and fuel price. Charter world ~$3,350/h (EC130/T2, Paramount/Centurion/ab-tc). BR via Flapper: comparable AS350 single-turbine ~US$1,800/h (2020), EC145 twin ~US$4,000/h; EC130 B4 estimated above AS350. All figures within heli_light_turbine sanity band ($0.3M-$4M). Sources accessed 2026-06-04.
- GlobalAir - EC-130-B4 for sale, Fetched; listings 2003 (5,321TT) and 2007 (2,461TT), prices 'Please Call'; search summary: range ~$1.8M-$2.55M, avg ~$1.7M-$1.9M
- Bolt Flight - EC130 B4 price & operating costs, Fetched; new $2.5M-$3M, used $1.2M-$2.0M; annual opex $300k-$500k
- ab-tc.com - how much does EC130 cost, Fetched; used B4 $1M-$1.7M, DOC $746-$767/h, charter ~$3,350/h
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - EC130 B4, 403 on direct fetch; via search: avg pre-owned ~$2.0M; variable cost ~$286,260/300h ($954/h) or ~$311,670/450h ($692/h)
- Aircraft Bluebook (Summer 2021) via AvBuyer/guides, Bluebook by-year cited: $1.0M (2002) to $1.7M (2011)
- Conklin & de Decker - EC130B4 operating costs, Listed in search as operating-cost reference for DOC corroboration
PTAX · R$ 5,12 / US$ · 22/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
24 de jun de 1999
FAA cert.
14 de dez de 2000
ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
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Units produced
447
O EC130 B4 é o helicóptero leve de turbina da Airbus Helicopters fabricado entre 2001 e 2012, com código ICAO EC30. Voa a 138 kt de cruzeiro, tem autonomia de 332 nm, teto de serviço de 15800 ft e peso máximo de decolagem de 2500 kg. A cabine acomoda até 7 assentos, sendo 6 na configuração típica. Nesta página estão a ficha técnica completa, a estimativa de custo operacional por hora de voo e as aeronaves do modelo registradas no Brasil.
Detailed specs
Performance
- Motor
- 1x Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 turboeixo
- Range Nm
- 339
- Tipo de motor
- Single-turbine 847 shp
- Max Speed Kt
- 155
- Velocidade de cruzeiro
- 130 kt
- Empty Weight Kg
- 1.340
- Endurance Hours
- 3
- Fuel Capacity L
- 540
- Tail Rotor Type
- Fenestron (rotor encapsulado em duto)
- Combustível
- 142,7 gal
- Razão de subida
- 1.750 ft/min
- Teto de serviço
- 16.000 ft
- Hover Ceiling Ige Ft
- 11.000
- Hover Ceiling Oge Ft
- 6.700
- Main Rotor Diameter M
- 10,69
- Max Takeoff Weight Kg
- 2.427
Cabin and comfort
- Doors
- 4 portas + sliding rear doors
- Seats
- 7
- Ac Optional
- Sim
- Configuration
- 7 lugares (1 piloto + 6 passageiros), cabine alargada vs. AS350
- Configuração típica
- Crew 1 + Bench 6
- Useful Load Kg
- 1.087
- Noise Attenuation
- Fenestron reduz ruído externo 50%, favorita para tours sobre cidades/parques
- Baggage Compartment Cuft
- 35
Avionics and engines
- Gps
- Garmin GTN 750/650 retrofit
- Cockpit
- VEMD parcial + steam gauges
- Autopilot
- Autopilot 2-eixos opcional
- Transponder
- Garmin GTX 345 com ADS-B Out (retrofit)
- Weather Radar
- Não disponível
Operating costs
- Fonte de dados
- Conklin & de Decker (conklindedecker.jetsupport.com) - EC130B4 variable cost ~$746/hr · aircraftcostcalculator.com - EC130B4 / H130 (EC130T2) annual budgets and per-hour totals · Vertical Reference helicopter forum - real operator fuel burn 48-54 gph; all-in ~$858/hr at 500 hrs/yr · helishare.net EC130 Buyer's Guide - Arriel 2B1 overhaul ~$850k-1M per 3,500 hr TBO; MGB ~$400-500k · boltflight.com / myaircraftcost.com - EC130B4 cost summary (maintenance, insurance, hangar, crew ranges) · Safran Helicopter Engines / StandardAero - Arriel 2 (2B1) support and TBO
- Fuel Burn Gph
- 55
- Msrp 2024 Usd
- —
- Última atualização
- 2026
- Hourly Operating Usd
- 880
- Rotor Overhaul Period Hours
- 4.000
- Current Market Price Usd Low
- 1.500.000
- Engine Overhaul Period Hours
- 4.000
- Current Market Price Usd High
- 3.000.000
External dimensions
- Comprimento total
- 10,68 m
- Envergadura
- 10,69 m
- Altura
- 3,34 m
Weights & fuel
- Peso operacional vazio (OEW)
- 1.377 kg
- Peso máximo de decolagem (MTOW)
- 2.500 kg
- Carga máxima (payload)
- 818 kg
- Capacidade de combustível
- 540 L
- Capacidade de combustível
- 967 lb
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zona6 typical seats (pilot included) · 7 max1 tripulanteBanco de 6 lug.
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
front cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
2,19 m
Width
2,05 m
Height
1,28 m
Volume
—
Baggage
—
Differences between variants
History
- 1999First flight
- 2000FAA certification
- 2001 - Lançado em 2001 para mercado de tours turísticos premium
Eurocopter certificou o EC130 B4 em 2001 como derivado direto do AS350 B3, mantendo motor Arriel 2B1 e dinâmica do rotor principal, mas adicionando cabine alargada (7 PAX vs. 6 do AS350) e Fenestron (rotor de cauda em duto fechado). Concebido especificamente para operadores turísticos premium: Grand Canyon Tours (Maverick, Papillon), Niagara, Hawaii (Blue Hawaiian), Cataratas do Iguaçu (Helisul). Mais de 580 unidades produzidas entre 2001-2012.
- 2012 - Substituído pelo H130 (EC130 T2) em 2012
Eurocopter encerrou produção do EC130 B4 em 2012, substituído pelo EC130 T2 (rebranded H130 em 2014) que trouxe motor Arriel 2D mais potente, cabine ainda maior e melhor aviônica. Aproximadamente 580 unidades B4 produzidas em 11 anos. Frota ativa global em 2024 supera 400 unidades, com suporte Airbus garantido. Mercado usado fica em USD 1.5M-3.0M dependendo de horas e configuração, opção popular para operadores que querem Fenestron sem custo USD 4M do H130 novo.
Airbus Helicopters - 2012End of production
Market position
Market position analysis pending.
Brazil Fleet
Estimativa preliminar, predecessor B4.
EC130 B4 (2001-2010, motor Arriel 2B1), frota BR de transição pro H130 T2. Estimativa 15-25 unidades operacionais. Operadores típicos similar ao H130, turismo + UHNW. Mercado pre-owned: US$ 2.0-3.0M. Operadores migram pro T2 quando disponível pelo FADEC e melhores eficiência hot-and-high.
163 registrations in the RAB (all statuses)
Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.
Open Analytics
Global fleet
Global distribution pending.
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Fenestron reduz ruído externo em 50%, diferencial decisivo
O grande diferencial do EC130 B4 vs. AS350 é o Fenestron, rotor de cauda enclausurado em duto fechado (patente Aérospatiale 1968). Reduz ruído externo em até 50% comparado a rotor de cauda convencional, eliminando o 'whap-whap' característico. Crucial para operações sobre cidades (urban air mobility), parques nacionais (Grand Canyon, Iguazu) e regiões com restrições acústicas. Habilita operações onde AS350 standard seria proibido por limites de noise.
Cabine 7 PAX traz mais receita por voo turístico
Vs. AS350 (6 PAX max) o EC130 B4 acomoda 7 PAX em formato 'theater seating' (3 fileiras escalonadas), cada PAX com vista panorâmica vs. apenas frontal. Para operadores de tour (USD 200-400/PAX-hour no Grand Canyon), 1 PAX adicional = +14% receita por voo. Conforto de cabine alargada também justifica preço premium vs. AS350. Custo operacional ~USD 880/h é apenas 5% maior que AS350 com Fenestron, ROI evidente em tours.
Limitations
Hot/high inferior ao AS350 B3 com mesma potência
O EC130 B4 tem motor Arriel 2B1 (847 shp) idêntico ao AS350 B3, mas como cabine alargada e Fenestron adicionam ~120 kg de peso vazio, hover OGE cai para 6.700 ft (vs. 11.880 ft do B3). Operação em altitudes elevadas (Andes, Himalaia) ou clima muito quente é mais limitada, operadores escolhem AS350 B3 / H125 para hot/high. EC130 B4 fica em mercado urbano/turístico em baixa-média altitude onde Fenestron compensa.
Curiosities
Maverick Helicopters opera 50+ EC130 no Grand Canyon
A Maverick Helicopters (Las Vegas/Grand Canyon) opera uma das maiores frotas civis de EC130/H130 do mundo, mais de 50 unidades em rotação contínua oferecendo tours sobre Grand Canyon e Las Vegas. Frota EC130 B4 (modelos antigos) e H130 (modelos novos) totaliza milhares de horas de voo turístico. Outros operadores grandes: Papillon (USA), Blue Hawaiian (Hawaii), Helisul (Cataratas Iguaçu, Brasil).
Maverick Helicopters
Catalogued accidents
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 cost?
The Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 1.6M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab.
What is the range of the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4?
The maximum range is 332 nm (332 NM · 615 km).
How fast is the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4?
Cruise speed is 138 kt, equivalent to 256 km/h.
How many passengers does the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 seat?
The Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 has 7 seats in total, counting the pilot seat: up to 6 passengers.
How many Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 are there in Brazil?
There are 61 units registered in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026). The EC130 B4 family (2 variants) totals 163 units.
Who operates the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 in Brazil?
52 distinct operators operate 55 units of the Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 in the RAB-ANAC: 8 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 47 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, MG and SC (data as of 9/22/2026). Another 1 unit is under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Name, fleet and base of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate a Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 1,459 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 1,007 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 180,900 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 400 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.